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Monday, January 9
Exam on Chapter 16
HW: Read text pp. - 779-784
- Identify the 4 Atlantic Revolutions sparked by the Enlightenment
- What institutions were under attack?
- Explain the term popular sovereignty
- What did John Locke mean by a Social Contract?
- Who were the chief beneficiaries of these revolutions?
- What was revolutionary about the American Revolution?
- Why was it considered a conservative movement?
- Define the term salutary neglect in terms of the American Revolution.
- Why did Britain end this policy and begin to act like an imperial power?
- What was not revolutionary about this movement?
- What ideals of the Enlightenment are found in the US Constitution?
Tuesday, January 10
Aim: Was the American Revolution really revolutionary?
Watch the History Channel's French Revolution - Part 1-4 (Stop at 3:00)
- Who is Maximillian Robespierre? What is his fate in 1794?
- Describe Versailles
- Why did Louis XIV build Versailles in the 1600s?
- How was the future Louis XVI described by his contemporaries.
- Describe the marriage of Louis Capet and Austrian princess Marie Antoinette.
- What problems did this young couple face?
- How did the loss of the 7 Year's War aka (French and Indian War-1756-1763) impact on the economy?
- What was on a collision course with the new monarch?
- What were the three classes in France?
- Why would the Enlightenment contribute to the unrest in Paris in late 1700s? Why was it so dangerous?
- Why does Louis XVI commit to the American Revolution? How will this impact on France?
- How does Marie Antoinette contribute to the growing crises? Why is she referred to as Madame Deficit?
- Why were there so many rumors regarding the couple? How are they depicted in the press?
- How does Versailles contribute to the peoples' anger?
- How does the weather of 1788-1789 contribute to greater unrest? Explain
- Why do riots break out in France in early 1789?
- How does Jacques Necker try to reform the fiscal crisis?
- What were the three estates? How was the Estates General organized?
- What was the impact of the tennis Court Oath?
- Why did the people form a National Guard?
- What was the symbolic importance of the Bastille?
- Why did the people raid the Bastille?
- What is the symbol of the tri- color cockade?
- What does the murder of the Governor Launay foreshadow?
- How does the Louis XVI respond t the fall of the Bastille?
Wednesday, January 11
Aim: What were the causes of the French Revolution?
HW: French Revolution on the History Channel - Part 4 - 7 (begin at 4 at 3:00)
- What is the importance in the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
- Who was Jean Paul Marat?
- How does his paranoia impact on the direction of the French Revolution?
- What is the cause and the impact of the women's march on Versailles?
- How does Louis XVI try to combat the revolutionaries in 1791
- What is the impact of Louis XVI's flight to Varennes?
- What are the goals of the members of the assembly led by Robespierre?
- How did the guillotine symbolize the equality and humanitarianism of the French Revolution?
- Why do the people demand war against Austria? Prussia?
- What was the Brunswick Manifesto? How does this impact on the monarchy?
- Who were the sans- culottes in the French Revolution?
- What was the cause of the September Massacres in 1792? who were its victims?
- How do the foreign countries resound to the growing bloodshed in France?
- Why must the Louis XVI die?
- Why was Marat assassinated by Charlotte Corday?
- How does the painter David depict Marat's death?
Thursday, January 12
Aim: Why does the revolution become violent?
HW The French Revolution Watch 8-10
- Why was Marie Antoinette doomed from the start of her trial?
- What is the state of France 4 years into the Revolution? Cite examples
- Why did Danton and Marat impose martial law in 1793?
- Why is this period called the Reign of Terror?
- What were reasons for a person to be declared a suspect?
- How does the Revolutionary Tribunal of the Committee of Public Safety de- Christianize France?
- What was the reason the calendar changed?
- How were counter revolutionaries treated in and outside of Paris?
- Why was Robespierre at the height of his power?
- Why was the blood necessary according to the Jacobins and the Committee of Public Safety?
- What is a virtuous citizen according to Robespierre?
- Why does Danton and Robespierre split? What was the impact of Danton's death?
- What is the Great Terror?
- Why did Robespierre support of the Festival of the Supreme Being? How would this undermine his authority? Why would he enact this festival?
- Describe Robespierre's last hours. What impact does Robespierre's death have on the french Revolution?
- What was the legacy of the French Revolution?
- What role should violence play in revolution?
- How does the ghost of Robespierre hang over revolutions today?
- What are the 3 ideals of the revolution that continue to haunt the world today?
Friday, January 13
Aim: What is the legacy of the French Revolution?
Considering the Evidence - 817-822 - Visual Sources
Complete all the questions in each section
Tuesday, January 17
Aim: How does the art of the revolution reflect the growing radicalization of the revolution?
HW: Review terms
Complete the handout: Good review for midterm topics on the French Revolution too
Exam on Monday 1/23 Please be in the room by 8:15 AM - You need a blue or black pen as well as a number 2 pencil
Please review for both objective multiple choice and thematic essay
Please note you have HW due next Tuesday - Scroll down
Assignment due Tuesday, January 31
Watch A&E Biography Channel Napoleon - 45 MINUTES - If link does not work go to Biography Channel and type in Napoleon Bonaparte
This is an important background to understanding of the rise of revolution in Latin America, Haitian Revolution and the rise of conservatism in Europe after 1815 - There will be a quiz on the day we come back on the topics below. You do not have to write out the answers - but they will help guide you
1. How did his early childhood influence his role as the future leader of France?
2. Describe Napoleon's education. Why will this be important in the years ahead?
3. Why did he rise up the ranks so quickly? What role did he play in the revolution?
4. How did he fall from power in 1794? Rise in 1795?
5. Why was Josephine so important to Napoleon's career? How did Josephine see this relationship?
6. Why was the Italian campaign a victory for Napoleon?
7. Why was Napoleon sent to Egypt? What was discovered in the Egyptian campaign?
8. How did Napoleon come to power in 1799?
9. What reforms were introduced between 1799-1804?
10. What was the significance and controversy of his coronation at Notre Dame in 1804?
11. How did the French Revolution spread with Napoleon?
12. What was the purpose of the Continental System? Why would this hurt the French economy and other countries as well?
13. How did the Continental System lead to war with Spain and Portugal?
14. Why was the Peninsular campaign a tactical error for Napoleon?
15. Why was the war with Russia in 1812 a turning point for the coalition forces?
16. What factors contributed to his downfall?
17. Describe his exile in 1814 on Elba.
18. Why were people unhappy under Louis XVIII?
19. Why was Napoleon welcomed back as a hero?
20. Why was Napoleon shipped off to St. Helena? What was his fate?
Tuesday, January 31
Aim:
HW: Read text pp. 787-791
- Why was St. Domingue one of the richest colonies in the world?
- Describe the social hierarchy of HaitI
- Why was it ripe for revolution?
- How did these different groups see the revolution differently?
- How did the Coalition forces further the crisis?
- Why was the revolution in St. Domingue unique?
- What problems would Haiti face in the 19th century?
- How would this impact on the political philosophy of Latin America?
- How would this impact on the United States?
FYI (Watch both to get a better overview of the time frame after you complete assignment)
Wednesday, February 1
Aim: What were the causes and results of the Haitian Revolution?
HW 790-793
- Why were the creoles the leaders of the Latin American revolutions?
- Why did this revolution come so much later?
- What role did Napoleon's Iberian campaign play?
- Why were these revolutions longer and bloodier than their North American counterparts?
- What role did the French and Haitian Revolution had on the mindset of these revolutionaries?
- How did nationalism play a role in the defeat of Spain and Portugal?
- What impact did these revolutions have on the lower classes?
- Why did Latin AmerIca fail to unite as one country?
- Complete Bolivar's the Jamaica Letter 810-811 (1 - 4 questions)
Thursday, February 2
Aim: Why was the Haitian Revolution considered a global phenomenon?
Using the Documents in class
create an outline using the three tasks origin, process, and legacy
Be sure now to connect to why it is considered a global phenomenon
Friday, February 3
Aim: Compare and contrast the American Revolution with that of Latin America.
HW: 793-797
- What three movements arose in the 19th century to challenge oppression and exclusion?
- What groups played an important role in the abolition movement of the 19th century?
- What other factors contributed to the anti-slavery movement?
- Identify key events in the abolition movement
- How did the end of slavery affect the lives of the former slaves? in US? Russia?
- Read Frederick douglass, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? pp. 812-813 questions 1-5
Monday, February 5
Aim: How did the abolition movement and the end of slavery impact on the people?
HW read 796-800
- What was this new ideal of nation-state that emerged as a result of the Atlantic Revolutions?
- How did the levee en masse reflect this new spirit of nationalism?
- How did the Napoleonic era contribute to this spirit?
- What other factors contributed to nationalism?
- What revolutions were inspired by this new movement in the 19th century?
- How would this contribute to greater tensions?
- What types of nationalism emerged in the 19th century?
- In what other parts of the world does nationalism emerge?
Tuesday, February 7
Aim: Why is nationalism a major force in the 19th century?
Wednesday, February 8
Aim: How did feminism play a major role in the 19th century?
HW: Read pp. 800-803
- How did the Enlightenment contribute to the rise of feminism?
- How did the French Revolution contribute to the feminist beginnings? Why was it a failure?
- What was the significance of Seneca falls?
- What were the achievements of the feminist movements?
- What were its failures?
- What issues divided the feminist movement?
PPT ON LATIN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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COMPLETE BIG PICTURE QUESTIONS
EXAM ON CHAPTER 17 - FRIDAY
go to Chapter 18
FYI
History Teacher Haitian revolution
Historical Review Haiti
Haiti Timeline Choices program
French Revolution
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