The French

Revolution
By Rowan Strathmann,
Ella Garcia, Riley Cruzcosa,
Zoe Jeffrey, Emma Nations
Warm-Up
Please come up with your own definitions for each of the the three key
terms and record them in the “Student Definitions” section of the Warm-up
Definitions of Key Terms
Monarchy: a form of government in which one person
reigns- usually a king or queen

Society: a community of people living in a country

sharing customs and laws

Revolution: the overthrow of a government in favor of a

new system
A Brief History…

What was the French

Revolution?
Pre-Revolutionary Events
The Three Estates:
The 1st Estate: Clergy (religious leaders)
The 2nd Estate: The Nobility (rich and influential families)
The 3rd Estate: Bourgeoisie--the middle class,
peasants (98% of the population)

The Bourbon Kings:

Louis XIV: “The Sun King,” built the Palace of Versailles,
exercised Divine Right
Louis XV: Uninterested in political affairs, continuous
overspending
Louis XVI: “Help us, God! We are too young to reign.”
Married to Marie Antoinette
Stations
4 stations, 5 minutes per station
Post-Revolutionary Events
➔ After the fall of the French First Republic…
◆ The Consulate (led by Napoleon)
◆ The Bourbon Restoration (return of the monarchy)
➔ Les Miserables follows a rebellion under King Louis Philippe I
➔ FILM CLIP: Watch a scene from Les Miserables that shows the lower class
revolting against the nobles and the king

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jOLB0rEsrOU
 Kahoot! Let’s review what we’ve learned!

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/3270a4b5-b9e9-4541-be6d-724a6373112b