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Chapter 18: The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815 Time: 2 Weeks
Big Ideas and Questions:
1. In your opinion, is using violence to achieve liberty and equality justifiable?
2. Napoleon said, “I am the revolution.” Is this true? To what extent does any leader become their nation’s
identify?
3. How does the American and French Revolutions compare? Which had the more dramatic impact on the history
of the world?

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Section 1 The • Poverty and deep social divisions were the backdrop of the French Revolution. On the eve of the
French revolution, financial crisis gripped the government of Louis XVI. Rather than accept higher taxes, the
Revolution commoners in France's legislative body, the Estates-General, broke off to form a National Assembly.
Begins • Anticipating an attack by the king's forces, commoners then stormed the Bastille prison, marking the
start of the Revolution. The new Assembly took control of the Catholic Church and adopted the
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. The document was inspired in part by the American
Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
• France was soon at war with Austria, where some feared the revolution might spread. Louis XVI was
taken captive by the Paris Commune. The commune called for a National Convention and forced the
revolution into a more violent phase.
Estates Bourgeoisie Sans-culottes
Louis XIV Tennis Court Oath Declaration of the Rights of Man
Olympe de Gouges Bastille The Three Estates
Section 2 Radical • During the first years of the revolution, a republic was established, Louis XVI was executed, and
Revolution and thousands of people were killed on suspicion of opposing the revolution.
Reaction • The National Convention responded by forming a Committee of Public Safety. The committee led a
12-month Reign of Terror, executing close to 40,000 suspected enemies and expunging signs of
Catholic influence. The committee also raised the largest army in European history and repelled the
invading armies.
• With the crisis past, the National Convention ended the Reign of Terror and executed its zealous
leader, Maximilien Robespierre. Power shifted into the hands of more moderate middle-class leaders
who produced a constitution in 1795.
Faction Elector Coup d`etat
Georges Danton Jean-Paul Marat Jacobins
Committee of Public
Maximilien Robespierre Reign of Terror
Safety
Girondins The Mountain
Section 3 The Age • Napoleon formed a new government, the consulate, in which he held absolute power. In 1802 he was
of Napoleon crowned emperor and signed a peace treaty with Russia, Great Britain, and Austria.
• At home, he made peace with the Catholic Church and created a functioning bureaucracy. His
Napoleonic Code preserved many of the rights gained in the revolution.
• By 1807, Napoleon had created a French empire. In parts of the empire, Napoleon sought to spread
the revolution. However, his invasions had contributed to the spread of nationalism as well.
Consulate Nationalism Napoleon Bonaparte

Civil Code Anne-Louise-Germaine de Stael Duke of Wellington

Waterloo
There are no questions for this chapter. You will have There is no vocabulary quiz on this chapter.
questions that cover the video “The French Test is Wed and Thu, March 11 and 12.
Revolution” that we will watch in class.