KEY STAGE 3 HISTORY

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

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WORK BOOKLET

What caused the French Revolution and

what had the Revolution achieved?

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WORK BOOKLET

Section 1. The Causes of the French Revolution

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EXAM SKILLS 1

CARTOON ANALYSIS

24. What is the message of the cartoon? Use the writing frame to help you answer this question. Click on the Technique button to help with evaluating sources.

What do you see in the cartoon? What point is the cartoonist making?

A cartoon from the time of the French Revolution. The caption is:- "You should hope that this game will be over soon."

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What is the overall message?

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REASONS FOR THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

CAUSE 3: WAR AND MONEY

25. Explain how war affected King Louis's finances. 26. Complete the diagram below to show how Louis spent his money.

27. Who was Louis's finance minister? 28. Why was he criticised? 29. Complete the diagram below to show why France had money problems.

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Extension work Click on the Information button to find out more about France’s financial problems. Click on the Advanc

ed button and answer the task on France’s financial problems. SLIDE 12

REASONS FOR THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

CAUSE 4: NEW IDEAS

30. Explain how Britain lost control of her colonies in America. 31. What was this event called? 32. Who was the French general who helped the Americans? 33. What was the American Declaration of Independence? 34. When was it signed? 35. What were some of the ideas that influenced the French?

Why France had

money problems.

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Extension work Click on the Advanced button to find out what the ‘Enlightenment’ was. SLIDE 13

REASONS FOR THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

CAUSE 5: BREAD PRICES

36. Why was bread important in France? 37. What happened between 1787 and 1789? 38. Study of the graph that shows bread prices and wages. Complete the graph below.

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The storming of the Bastille.

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EVENTS THAT LED TO THE REVOLUTION

EVENT 3: THE STORMING OF THE BASTILLE, 14 JULY 1789

49. What was the Bastille? 50. Describe on the diagram below what happened on the 14 July 1789. 51. What was the Women's March and what did it achieve?

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Section 2. The French Revolution begins

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION SUMMARY

1. Complete the diagram to show a summary of the events of the French Revolution

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THE REIGN OF TERROR

26. What was the new group that ruled France from 1792? 27. Between what dates were they in power? 28. Who was Maximilian Robespierre? 29. What was the Terror?

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30. What committee did Robespierre set up? 31. What did this committee do? 32. When did the Convention execute Louis XVI? 33. What was the favoured method of execution during the Terror? 34. How many people were sent to the guillotine? 35. Make a list of how the Convention tried to stop people protesting?

36. Give an example of how the Terror resulted in the execution of people for small crimes. Extension work Click on the Information button to find more about the Terror. Click on the Advanced button and answer the tasks on executions during the Terror. SLIDE 23

THE GUILLOTINE

37. What is a guillotine? 38. How were people executed before the guillotine? 39. How did the guillotine work and what happened when you were executed in this way? 40. Draw and label a sketch of a guillotine.

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END OF THE TERROR

59. Write down 3 reasons why the Terror came to an end.

60. What was the Directory? 61. When did the Directory take power in France? 62. What was the main problem for the Directory? 63. When did the Directory turn to Napoleon? 64. When did Napoleon seize power in France? 65. Why was Napoleon able to seize power from the directory?

Extension work Click on the Information button to find out why there was a crisis in 1799. Click on the Advanced button and answer the tasks revolutions compared.

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Section 3. Napoleon Bonaparte

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

1. Complete the timeline of Napoleon's rise to power.

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2. Write down 6 interesting facts about Napoleon. 3. Who was Napoleon's first wife? 4. Why did Napoleon divorce her? 5. Who was Napoleon's second wife? 6. Why was having a son important to Napoleon?

Extension work Click on the Information button for a timeline of Napoleon’s rise to power. Click on the Advanced button and answer the tasks on Napoleon.

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THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR

10. Complete the map to show how each side prepared for the battle of Trafalgar. 11. Complete the table with facts about Admiral Lord Nelson’s life.

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12. Draw and describe a diagram to show traditional broadside tactics in naval warfare. 13. Now draw a diagram to show Nelsons raking tactics used at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Naval Warfare

Broadside Tactics

Naval Warfare

Nelson’s Raking Tactics

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DID THE FRENCH REVOLUTION ACHIEVE ANYTHING?

41. Complete the diagram. 42. One historian called the French Revolution “the crossroads of the modern world.” What do you think this means? 43. What do you think were the most important long-term effects of the French Revolution? What were its legacies?

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BUT…when

Napoleon was defeated…