Was the French Revolution worth its

Human Costs?

Learn how the French Revolution effected the world

Deepen understanding of a strong argument

Take a stand on a controversial issue

Objectives:

Who is in charge: The assembly, King had limited power, “active citizens” (men over 25 who paid a certain amount of taxes) could vote

Role of the King: suspensive veto, stuck in ParisReligious issues: Protestants given equal rights,but tensions remained, assembly wanted priests to take oath of loyalty, priests elected by citizens

The Assembly (Sept 1789 – Sept 1791)

International issues: Foreign kings uneasy about revolution

Bread situation: Prices were increasing

Major figures: Robespierre – Leader of radical Jacobians, wanted a republic, flight to Vareness

The Assembly cont.

Who is in charge: New constitution, fear of counter revolution begins, all men could vote

Role of the King: No more power, wanted war in hopes of regaining his power

International issues: Foreign kings wanted French king returned to power, Prussian actions, problems in France made resistance weak

The Republic RevolutionSept 1791 – April 1793

Bread situation: prices continued to riseSans Culottes: Took many from prisons and

executed them, afterwards they went to the front lines and helped defend France

The Republic Revolution cont.

Major figures: Robespierre – Did not want war, thought France was too weak to defend herself

Marat- Wanted the rest of France to follow the Sans Culottes example

The Republic Revolution cont.

After the monarchy was abolished, the King was put on “trial”

Death of the King January 21 1793

More traditional citizens wanted him freedMore radical citizens (including Robespierre

and the Sans Culottes) wanted him executed.“If Louise can be presumed innocent, what becomes

of the Revolution?... Louis must die because the nation must live.”

-Robespierre

Reaction: Royalist counter-revolutionaries gained strength and fought against the government.

Death of the King cont.

A reaction to the counter-revolutionariesLed by Robespierre with the “Committee for

Public Safety”Paranoid response to threatsFrance is under attack by 8 different European nations

The Terror April 1793 – July 1794

As the Terror went on in length it became easier to be convicted of treason and less evidence was needed.

Eventually no witnesses were required and those who were accused were forbidden from having a lawyer

But hey, bread prices finally went down

More Terror

Marie Antoinette

16,000 were tried and sentenced to death

CelebrityDeath Toll

500,000 were imprisoned and as many as 10,000 died as a result of poor conditions

The city of Lyon was ordered to be destroyed by the Committee and 2,000 were executed. An estimate of 250,000 died in the rebellion in Lyon.

Many of these were civilians including women and children

Country starts to self-destruct

Fall of Robespierre July 1794Robespierre wanted

France to strive towards his vision of perfection

His opponents saw him as wanting God like status

The Great Terror came from the Committee making it even easier to be accused of treason. In this two month period alone(June – July), 1,500 people were killed by guillotine.

The Arrest of Robespierre

The Revolution Consumes

Its Own Children!

Danton Awaits Execution, 1793

Robespierre Lies WoundedBefore the Revolutionary

Tribunal that will order him to be guillotined, 1794.

The “Cultural Revolution“ effects of the Revolution It was premised upon Enlightenment

principles of rationality. The metric system of weights and measures

Was defined by the French Academy of Sciences in 1791 and enforced in 1793.

It replaced weights and measures that had their origins in the Middle Ages.

The abolition of slavery within France in 1791 and throughout the French colonies in 1794.

The Convention legalized divorce and enacted shared inheritance laws [even for illegitimate offspring] in an attempt to eradicate inequalities.

Shortly after the Terror, the Convention was replaced by a governmental group known as the Directory

This group help its power with the help of the military.

Leaders of the Directory felt that a strong dictator was needed to help France get back on track.

Rise of Napoleon July 1794 – Nov 1799

This eventually resulted in a young General Napoleon Bonaparte to filling this

need with his popularity and political maneuvering.France spent the next decade and a half in wars with the rest of Europe.

Napoleon the Great Nov 1799 - 1815

Napoleon – savior of France?

Write down your first hypothesis on your post it.

Line up in the middle of the room according to your view.Discuss with your peer in front of you your

reasons

Share with the class some of the views that came up in your discussion

Was it worth the cost?

Get out your comp booksAnswer these three questions in groups of

fourHow do you know if evidence is strong? What are appropriate ways to argue

against a classmate’s evidence? How do you know if evidence is properly

explained?

Write the answers in your comp book, be prepared to share with the group

What makes a good argument?

In your groups of four, discuss what makes a good group member.

Come up with as many ways as possible

Pick the top 3 – 5 examples to share with the class

I will be making a self assessment rubric with the top ways.

What makes a good group member?

1. We read the background information together2. You split into groups of 43. Those groups split into groups in half (2 on

pro side, 2 on con)4. Each group reads the text for their side.5. You will develop an argument for your side6. You will debate in your groups of 4.7. After each group goes, each group will then

argue for the opposing side8. The group will attempt to come to a

consensus.

Structured Academic Controversy

Take 7 minutes to read the background information.Make sure to define words that you do not

understand with your partnerWrite down in your comp books any questions

you have about the text.

What are some questions you have?

Background Information

I will assign you to groups of 42 will be on the pro side, 2 will be on the conPro side gather on the left side, Con on the right.

You will receive a text according to your side. You will also receive the self assessment for today

and tomorrow to fill out at the end of the day.Copy the graphic organizer and fill out an

argument for your sideMake sure you define the vocabulary you do not

understand

Group up!

Get into your groups of 4

Each side take 5 minutes to argue your main points Make sure to take note of your opponents

arguments on your organizer

Take 5 minutes each and argue your opponents main points back to themFeel free to help your opponents out and MAKE

SURE they understand your view

Debate Time!

Take 10 minutes to try and come to a consensus with your group.Decide on the three pieces of evidence which

were most convincing for your group.Be prepared to share them in the class

Consensus Time!

What did your groups decide your opinion was? Why?

What worked well in your groups? What did not?

Debrief