ACTIVITY : THE FRENCH REVOLUTION FOR DUMMIES

Directions The For Dummies series is doing a book on French history and has asked you to write the
chapter on the French Revolution. You will be making a small book summarizing the major points of the French
Revolution. It will have five pages.
Take two sheets of computer paper, fold them like a hamburger (top edge to bottom edge) to make your book.
Use 1 staple to secure it.
I have divided the subject up for you. Each bullet point will need a sentence or two. For example: What were
the three estates? Answer the question by beginning The three estates were Then, answer the question and
move on to the next question as the next sentence. At the end of each page, you will have one paragraph made
up of five sentences or so that answers all the questions for that section. Make sure you answer the questions in
a manner that make the entire thing read like a comprehensive and flowing paragraph. You must draw pictures
in your book on each page that represent the French Revolution, and dont forget to include a good picture
relating to the Revolution for the cover to your chapter/book.
40 points if completed on time & according to the directions above. (30 for info, 10 for pics)
Problems with France before the Revolution 593-5
- What were the Three Estates?
- What privileges the members of the top two estates had
- The difficulties faced by the 3rd Estate
- The economic problems facing France
- What Louis XVI did to alleviate/get rid of the problems

The National Assembly Abolishing Feudalism and Passing the Declaration of the Rights of Man 596-8
- What was the name of the new group in charge of France in 1789?
- Describe the storming of the Bastille and why it was significant.
- What caused the Great Fear, and describe what took place during that period.
- What were the Principles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
- How did the womens march on Versailles give strength to the revolution?

Foreign Wars, Internal Conflict 599

- How the government changed in 1791
- Why did the Legislative Assembly declare war?
- Who was fighting against France?
- Why did the French people turn against the king/nobility when France was at war?
- Why the government changed in 1792

Reign of Terror 602-606

- What the National Convention did on September 20, 1792
- Who were the members of The Mountain and what was their goal?
- Describe the events of January 21, 1793
- What was the goal of the Committee of Public Safety?
- What did the Committee of Public Safety hope to accomplish during the Reign of Terror, and how did it end?

Napoleon Rules (and) Reforms 608-619

- What did Napoleon give to the government to stabilize it
- What reforms did Napoleon make that were ideas of the French Revolution
- How did he improve the Economy?
- How did he improve Government and Society?
- Why was the Napoleonic Code fair for people and why was it significant?