Without Pants a Homecoming and Head Chopping

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Declaration of Rights and the End of the Monarchy

• Without Pants a Homecoming and Head Chopping
• Pages 76, 77, 80, 82 to 83
• Notes 6
• Quiz Included

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• Quick QuizFrench Revolution (10 marks)
• Directions Choose the BEST answer
• 1. All of the following are classes of French
  society during the 17th Century EXCEPT
• a. Aristocrats
• b. Nobles
• c. Bourgeoisie
• d. Peasants
• 2. France is bordered by what three bodies of
  water?
• a. North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, English Channel
• b. Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, English
  Channel
• c. Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay, English
  Channel
• d. Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, English
  Channel

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• 3. King Louis XIV did little to invest in his
  country. France lacked decent roads, canals and
  other means of communications and travel. This
  is best described as a lack of_________
• a. economy
• b. inflation
• c. population
• d. infrastructure
• 4. This was Louis XIVs nickname
• a. Sun King
• b. Sun and Moon King
• c. Moon King
• d. The Dude
• 5. Most French people are
• a. Protestants
• b. Calvinists
• c. Anglicans
• d. Catholics
• e. Roman Catholics

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• 6. He was King Louis XIVs successor
• a. Louis XV
• b. Louis XVI
• c. Louis XVII
• d. Louis XIIX
• 7. These intellectuals led the way in
  questioning the natural world around them, their
  religious beliefs and how their society was
  organized.
• a. scholars
• b. enlightened
• c. clergy
• d. philosophers
• 8. Which of the following intellectuals was NOT
  French?
• a. Locke
• b. Rousseau
• c. Montesquieu
• d. Voltaire

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• 9. The name of the French quasi-parliament.
• a. La Trois Bloc
• b. Estates General
• c. House of Commons
• d. National Assembly
• 10. The people of Paris revolted and attacked
  this symbol of the Kings authority.
• a. The Versailles Palace
• b. The National Assembly
• c. The French Aristocrats
• d. The Bastille Prison

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A. Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Late in August of 1789 Declaration of the Rights
  of Man was passed by National Assembly
• document sets out basic human rights that
  governments may not overlook
• guaranteed freedom of thought, speech, religion,
  security and property
• National Assembly quickly crafted new
  constitution
• tried to settle financial problems left by King
  Louis XVI
• New Political Parties
• Three different political forces at work in
  France
• The Radicals who wanted a Republic (a democracy
  without a king) like the U.S.
• The Moderates who wanted a constitutional
  monarchy (a democracy with a king) like Britain.
• The Monarchists who wanted to restore King to
  power
• Monarchists causing problems by working outside
  of France to restore France to old system

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Reforms of the National Assembly
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• Louis and his royal family were caught trying to
  flee country
• Marat, Danto and Maximilien Robespierre were
  radical leaders of the revolution
• disregarded anyone who sympathized with Monarchy
• Other countries in Europe nervous with events in
  France
• countries supported the Monarchists
• people of France responded by going to war
  against Austria
• King Louis charged with encouraging his
  Monarchist supporters outside of France to get
  rid of National Assembly
• Louis eventually guillotined