ACTIVIDADES SOBRE LA REVOLUCIÓN FRANCESA

Páginas 28-29 de vuestro libro

1. ¿Qué dos opciones políticas existían durante la Revolución Francesa? ¿En

qué grupos se dividían? Completa el siguiente cuadro con la información de
cada uno de estos grupos.

2. Haz una línea del tiempo con las etapas y hechos más importantes de la
revolución francesa.

3. ¿Qué importancia tuvo la toma de la Bastilla en el estallido de la Revolución?

4. ¿Qué pretendía el rey al huir de París? ¿Cuál fue la consecuencia de este

intento de huida?

5. Fill in the gaps:

There was a revolution in in 1789. The ruler of France before the

Revolution was King XVI. His wife was Queen . They lived in his
palace at near Paris. One of the reasons why there was a
revolution in France in 1789 is that the king ran out of . He spent lots of
money on two wars with . One was in 1756 and another one was in 1778. In the second
war the French were helping the break away from British
control. Another cause of the French Revolution was the problems faced by the
. They were so poor that they did not have enough money to feed their families. This
was made worse when the crops failed to grow. The failed in 1787 and 1788. Another
cause of the French Revolution was that the two groups in France would not give the
king more money. The and the had
lots of land and money but would not pay more .
This left the king unable to find more money. A final reason why the French had a
revolution in 1789 was ideas. A new set of ideas
called the attacked the power of the king and the church. These made lots of ordinary
French people think that they should have some of the power of the .
 6. This text refers to...

a. By the 1780s, many French people were angry with their ruler and the way he ran the
country. Although the French government was running out of money, the nobles still led
a luxurious life and paid no taxes. Meanwhile, the peasants and workers had to pay high
taxes, and there wasn’t enough work or food for them all. The ruler was _____________.

b. Some of those who came to an important meeting called by the king were middle
class people, such as merchants and lawyers. Unlike the nobles, the middle classes had
to pay taxes. They demanded that everyone should pay fair taxes, but they refused. This
meeting was called _________________.

c. On July 14 1789, a crowd of poor people, helped by some of the king’s soldiers
attacked and captured an important prison in Paris. This event is considered the start of
the French Revolution. This prison was called ____________________.

d. The Revolution quickly became very violent. The king and the queen were executed,
as well as thousands of nobles, and anyone else who was thought to be against the
revolution. The revolutionaries used a new machine to execute their enemies and this
frightening period became known as the Reign of Terror. The new machine was
_______________.

7. Join the concept with his definition. Then, write in chronological order, the
following different ways of organizing the state:

The constitutional monarchy The moderate bourgeoisie gained power again in

The bourgeois republic
The democratic republic
order to subdue the more radical political groups.
The radical bourgeoisie and the popular sectors
proclaimed the republic. These groups attempted to
make society democratic.
A section of the bourgeoisie hoped to reach an
agreement with the king and the privileged sector.