Unit 2 The End of Absolutism and the French Revolution
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Unit 2 – The End of Absolutism and the French Revolution Change to the old system is best exemplified by the ideas of the French Revolution. This unit emphasizes the events of the French Revolution and their impact on the way people thought. The unit starts by looking at the 1600s and the idea of absolutism. We then study the causes of the Revolution. The events of the Revolution are broken into 3 phases – Moderate, Violent and Reaction Phases. We end with the coup d’ Idea Progression Calls for change Absolutism and the Old Regime Long Term Causes of the Revolution Immediate Causes Calling of the Estates General Tennis Court Oath Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789) The Moderate Phase begins National Assembly (abolishes Feudalism ) + Rights of Man and the Citizen Women’s March on Versailles Taking of Church lands and the Civil Constitution of the Clergy Rise of the Political “Clubs” Flight of the King Declaration of Pillnitz Radical Phase Begins Revolutionary Wars (against Austria + Prussia) New government (National Convention) Reign of Terror (1793-94) Reaction Phase begins The rule of the Directory Coup d’Etat lead by Napoleon Bonaparte (1799) People and Terms to Know (remember to identify who/what they are AND their significance)
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