American and French Revolutions Review

Mr. Braff

Declaration of Independence

• 2 Clues

• This document declared the American Colonies free from Great Britain and was inspired by Enlightenment ideas.

• Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson in 1776

Articles of Confederation

• 2 Clues

• A very loose set of laws that originally governed the United States after the American Revolution.

• It was so weak, the new country almost fell apart!

Constitution

• 2 Clues

• American document which replaced the Articles of Confederation as the supreme law of the land.

• It is still in use today.

Declaration of the Rights of Man

• 2 Clues

• French document declaring themselves free from monarchal rule

• It was inspired by the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

• 4 Clues

• One of the Founding Fathers of the United States

• He was a major Enlightenment thinker

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Served as the third President

Bill of Rights

• 2 Clues

• The first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution

• These Amendments are still in use today

Ben Franklin

• 2 Clues

• This person was a Founding Father of the United States

• Also a distinguished scientist/inventor.

Marie Antoinette

• 3 Clues

• Austrian born

• Queen of France

• She lost her head… can you help find it?

Radical

• 1 Clues

• A person who was in favor of extreme change in government

Counterrevolution

• 1 clue

• A revolution against a revolution

First Estate

• 1 Clue

• Social class made up of the Roman Catholic clergy

Second Estate

• 1 Clue

• Social class made up of the nobility

Bourgeoisie

• 1 Clue

• The social group atop the Third Estate, many were middle class or wealthy merchants.

Peasants

• 2 Clues

• Made up the majority of the Third Estate

• These people were incredibly poor and many did not work

Louis XVI

• 2 Clues

• King of France during the French Revolution

• Lost his head

Guillotine

• 1 Clue

• Machine used in the French Revolution which cut off peoples’ heads!

Bastille

• 3 Clues

• It was a Medieval French Prison

• Seen as a symbol of the old order of things

• This place was stormed by members of the Third Estate

Reign of Terror

• 1 Clue

• Time period in France when the guillotine was used on suspected counterrevolutionaries

Maximilien Robespierre

• 2 Clues

• The radical who was in charge of the National Assembly (the French government) during the Reign of Terror

• Ended up, you guessed it, losing his head as well

What were the 5 causes of the French Revolution?

• Inequalities in Society

• Ideas of the Enlightenment Educated Bourgeoisie

• Poor leadership of Louis XVI

• French Financial Crisis Spent a lot of money in the Seven Years War and the American Revolutionary War

• Widespread Hunger because of a larger population and the Cold Weather destroying farms and livestock