French+Revolution


 * American Revolution**


 * Though the reenactment of the American Revolution according to the children was brief, it included some of the key points of the battle. They showed many key people and events that the Revolution was most memorable for. You can tell what happened during the battle. The play shows that the colonists were fighting for representation in the Parliment. Also they fought for a deduction of taxation. They also displayed the alliance of the French and the American.

american kids' rev

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 * The French Revolution began when the Third Estate felt they were being separated from the society (the higher class made themselves more superior). They felt they were being treated unfairly because during a time of starvation, the higher class continued to increase the prices on food. Therefore, the lower class created a revolution against the nobles and the monarchy. The higher class satisfied only themselves and ignored the needs of the peasants (those who did most of the work in the society).
 * SUMMARY: the revolution began when the taxes being imposed were increasing dramatically and the poor people were not able to pay it while still needing to buy food. the merchants, angered by the inequity, seized the frustrations of the poor people and used it as a way to gain armies to attack the first and second estate.
 * i believe the good side of this revolution is the third estate because they were treated unfairly by the first and second estates. they were forced to suffer while the higher estates lived relaxed. now they have the right to fight for equality.


 * Inequity of Three Estates**
 * the church and the clergy is the highest position and with this superiority they are allowed to take anything they wish from the lower class, including collecting their money and their possesions. they were not required to pay taxes.
 * the peasants are part of the third estate. they are forced to work extremely hard just to get the basics for their family or themself. they have limited rights and are not voiced in the society, which means they are forced to listen and obey anything that the higher estates say.
 * the clergy and the second estate do not allow the peasants to socially move from their position. with their limited knowledge, the clergy are able to manipulate the peasants into doing what benefits the upper class.
 * each estate had only 1 total vote so the second and first estate sided with each other and made laws that only the third estate would pay taxes and do all the work. the third estate took up 97% of the population and the second and first estates took up 3%.

Three Estates
 * 1) 1st Estate: clergy- priests, bishops, nuns, monks, etc. people who are ordained to pass on the word of God and had a lot of money so they were the only ones able to get an educated.
 * 2) 2nd Estate: nobles- people who are born into it. they do not work but get their money from receiving taxes imposed by the clergy. the quantity of their money relies on the taxes paid by the third estate.
 * 3) 3rd Estate: not only made of poor people. they also contained merchants and business owners. the largest group of the population and the only ones who had to pay taxes. the poor were starving and the merchants saw this as an opportunity to gain support to fight against the higher class because the merchants were being treated like poor people.

** Storming of the Bastille ** Image wordle

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** Congress of Vienna **

It was an international conference held in Vienna, Austria from 1814-1815. The conference was held to rebuild Europe after its downfall of Napoleon I, but its main goal was to construct a balance of power to maintain peace in Europe. The main nations of the conference were Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, and Russia. They declared that all French land won by Napoleon would be returned. Also, Austria gained some lands in Italy and Germany while the Netherlands was formed. The conference put King Louis back in France. The conference was held after Napoleon was defeated in Waterloo, when Napoleon was exiled in Britain (he died there). **Absolute Ruler ** An absolute ruler is someone who has complete control over an area and everyone and they hold the highest position. They are the only rulers of the area. A sense of absolutism came to France when King Louis XIV became the ruler. He was 18 when he was king. He made everyone depend on him, making him the highest person in France. He spent so much money on personal needs; this caused the French currency to become worthless.

The Enlightenment era was a time where people began to be knowledgeable and understand what was going on in their society. An enlightened thinker had to have some of the following qualities: · Must learn something new · Must be intelligent · Strong, brave, fights for freedom · Doesn’t believe God is the law; follows own intuition Some enlightened thinkers were John Locke, Brusso, and Montesquieu. Brusso took science and applied it to the government. Education is important to enlightened thinkers because being educated allows the thinkers to realize what is going on in their society, or allows them to see the truth in order to draw their opinions on the situation.
 * Enlightenment **

A republic is a political system in which the citizens of a region elect representatives to run the government. · Jean-Paul Marat- pro violence; led a group (Paris san culottes) in the revolution and one of the most radical leaders. He got criminals to kill the nobles. · Georges-Jacques Danton- pro violence at first, then opposed the revolution. He was a people person and also a hypocrite. · Maximillien Robespierre- dedicated to the revolution and pro violence. He changed the government and led National Convention which focus on public safety and defended/ killed threats (monarchs, criminals). The only way to save yourself was to blame others. Out of fear of losing power to the neighboring countries, Robespierre wanted to scare everyone so they don’t overtake them. So he made each citizen accuse each other which caused deaths especially by the guillotines. Soon even Robespierre was beheaded. National Convention was formed around the idea of accusations.
 * Republic **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reign of Terror **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">About the chaos in France. Represented the French Revolution. After the Russian invasion, Napoleon was exiled to a small island off the coast of Italy where he became the ruler of the area. he then returned to Paris where he was greeted by everyone. The greeting became known as the Hundred Days of Glory because the new ruler of France was similar to King Louis XIV so they were relieved that his appearance scared the king away.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1812 Overture **