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The Enlightenment
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Industrial Revolution
Age of Revolution
The Big Idea: Revolutions are born out of a desire to protect the rights & freedom of the people.
To succeed they must also protect those rights from the abuse of power by their leaders.
Date
Learning Activities
Essential Questions
W/11/12
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V - Cromwell
What caused the power struggle between Charles I and Parliament?
What role did religion play in the conflict?
F/11/14
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V - Cromwell
Was Parliament justified in executing Charles I?
T/11/18
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L – English Civil War to Glorious Revolution
L—Political Change
What causes political change? What is the impact of a civil war as
compared to a revolution, a coup d’etat or a reform movement?
TH/11/20
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R&W: Long Term Causes of the French Revolution What caused the French Revolution?
M/11/24
BB
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MM – Versailles
L – Short Term Causes of the French Revolution
D - Different Perspectives on French Revolution
At what point did the French Revolution become irreversible?
M/12/1
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DBQ - The Reign of Terror: Was it justified?
Was the Reign of Terror Justified?
W/12/3
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SC – The Reign of Terror: Was it justified?
L - Effects of the French Revolution
Who was to blame for the reign of terror?
F/12/5
T/12/9
BB
 Terms Due!
 Napoleon’s Coup d’etat
 V - Napoleon
 Quiz Unit 4 Terms
 Maps & Charts: Napoleon’s Campaigns
 V - Napoleon
How and why did Napoleon rise to power?
How did Napoleon’s quest for Empire lead to his defeat?
TH/12/11
BB
M/12/15
W/12/17
 L - Impact of the Age of Revolution
 MM - Beethoven
 Unit 4 & Semester Review
 B3 = Unit & Semester Exam
 B3 = Interactive Notebook Due!
 B2 & B4 = Romanticism Webquest
 B2 & B4 = Unit & Semester Exam
 B2 & B4 = Interactive Notebook Due!
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How did the French Revolution change history?
How was Romanticism influenced by the Age of Revolution?
What are the characteristics of Romanticism?
What are the similarities and differences between the English Civil War
and the French Revolution?
B3 = Romanticism Webquest
Terms: Define in Notebook and Know for Quiz>
People
Charles I 180
Roundheads 181
Cavaliers 181
Oliver Cromwell 181
Bourgeoisie 217
Louis XVI 219
Robespierre 226
Napoleon 230
Jacobins 224
Simon Bolivar 247
Beethoven 265
State Standards:
Places
Bastille 221
Waterloo 237
Read Chs. 7 & 8, pp. 214 - 277
Events
Glorious Revolution G
English Civil War G
Tennis Court Oath 220
Reign of Terror G
Congress of Vienna G
Ideas
Parliament 20
Habeas Corpus G
English Bill of Rights 183
Constitutional Monarchy G
Coup d’ etat (G)
Declaration of the Rights of Man & of Citizen 222
Romanticism G
Revolution and Reform (approx. 1750—1850)
Ideas: popular sovereignty, inalienable rights, nationalism, counterrevolution,
People/Roles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, First, Second, and Third Estate, Robespierre, Napoleon Bonaparte, Duke of Wellington, Admiral Horatio Nelson, Charles Maurice
de Talleyrand
Places/Institutions France, Russia, Elba, Saint Helena, Waterloo, Vienna, Great Britain,
Events: French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Storming of the Bastille, Reign of Terror, Napoleonic Wars, Battle of
Trafalgar, Russian Campaign, Congress of Vienna, Revolutions of 1848
Sample Compelling Questions
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How did the concept of balance of power impact the events of this era? (Standard 1)
What was the connection between nationalism and liberalism in the age of revolution? (Standard 2)
 What were the relationships between the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions? (Standard 5)
*Definition will be provided by Ms. Garvey; G=Glossary, L=Lecture, V=Video, R=Reading, I=Internet, SC=Socratic Circle, BB=Bring Book