Name Study Guide: The French Revolution and Napoleon Essential Understanding In France there was a vast gap between how the rich and the poor lived. The ideas of the Enlightenment and French participation in the American Revolution influenced the French people to view their government in new ways. They overthrew the absolute monarchy, and a new government was established. The French Revolution left a powerful legacy for world history: secular society, nationalism, and democratic ideas. Napoleon s attempt to unify Europe under French domination was unsuccessful. The Congress of Vienna attempted to restore Europe as it had been before the French Revolution and Napoleonic Latin American Independence: The ideas and examples of the American and French Revolutions influenced the people of Latin America to establish independent nations. Independence came to French, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies. Toussaint L Ouverture leads a successful revolution in Haiti. Simon Bolivar leads successful revolutions in South America People and Terms to Know People/Places Napoleon Bonaparte Maximilien Robespierre Louis XVI Bolivar, Simon Hidalgo, Miguel L Ouverture, Toussaint Terms/Concepts Absolute monarchy Balance of power Bastille Bourgeoisie Conservatism Continental System Coup d état Despotism Marie Antoinette Prince Klemens von Metternich San Martin, Jose de Argentina Bolivia Brazil Haiti Émigrés Estate system Great Fear Guillotine Jacobin Liberalism Napoleonic Code Nationalism Elba St Helena Versailles Mexico Prussia Venezuela Natural rights Old Regime /ancient regime Parliamentary power Plebiscite Reign of Terror Sans-culottes Scorched-earth policy Students of History - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/students-of-history/
VOCABULARY: French Revolution, Napoleon, and South America Write the definition for each word AND draw an illustration or picture of the word. Word Definition illustration Old Regime The and system that existed in France before the French. Bourgeoisie National Assembly The legislative body in France that was created to pass and in the name of the French people. Great Fear Tennis Court Oath Jacobins Sans-culottes In the French Revolution, a group made up of Parisian wage earners and small shop keepers who wanted a greater in government. pg. 2
Reign of Terror Coup d état Scorched-Earth Policy The burning of and slaughtering of livestock so as to leave nothing for the enemy to eat legitimacy Hundred Days Creole Creoles could not hold, but they could rise as officers in Spanish Armies. VOCABULARY TASK: Write a story about either the French Revolution or Napoleon s Reign using at least 5 vocabulary words from the list above. (Underline the vocabulary words you have used) pg. 3
GEOGRAPHY: For this unit, you will compare Europe at the time of Napoleon (1810) and after the Congress of Vienna (1815). Study the maps and answer the questions below. QUESTIONS: Europe 1810 Europe 1815 1. What regions or parts of Napoleon s French Empire did France lose as a result of the Congress of Vienna? 2. In what sense did the territorial change of 1815 reflect a restoration of order and balance? pg. 4
Timeline: For each event, write the following DATES and at least 2 words on the timeline. Battle of Trafalgar (1805) Battle of Waterloo (1815) Louis XIV executed (1793) Declaration of Independence (1776) Estates-General meets (1789) National Assembly Created (1789) Reign of Terror begins (1793) Rosetta Stone found (1799) Storming of the Bastille (1789) G Washington become 1 st US president (1789) Tennis Court Oath (1789) Napoleon Suffers defeat in Russia (1812) Haiti gains independence (1804) Franco-Prussian War (1870) Napoleon Crowned Emperor (1804) Revolutions throughout Europe (1848) Mexico gains independence (1810) Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) 1790 CE 1800 CE 1810 CE 1820 CE 1830 CE 1840 CE QUESTIONS: 1. How many years ago did Haiti become independent? 2. How many years ago was Napoleon defeated by Russia? 3. How many years did Napoleon rule in France? 4. On the timeline above, use a highlighter to HIGHLIGHT the 4 events on the timeline which occurred in the Americas (North and South America). pg. 5
VISUAL LITERACY: Answer the questions below about each image. 1. The self-coronation of indicated that he was more than the. 2. This image represents the system in France. The person in chains represents the estate. 3. This print shows the beheading of King of France, by a new machine called the. 4. The image represents the of France rioting for. pg. 6
5.The was invented by Doctor and was used during the Reign of. People from the Estate were most often the victims of the guillotine. 6. Why was Jean Paul Marat fatally stabbed as he took a bath?. 7. Touissaint L Overture was a former who led the Rebellion. He defeated three major foreign armies:,, and. 8. What is the significance of the image of Napoleon shown above?. pg. 7
9. What evidence in the graphic above suggests that Napoleon was not a military genius? pg. 8