Academic Coaches Conference
Junior Social Studies
A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals
Laura Heston
[email protected]
French Revolution – Junior Social Studies
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Monarchy of King Louis XVI – 33%
Republic/Reign of Terror – 33%
Napoleonic Era – 33%
Students should be familiar with the following:
1. Government Types
2. Major historical documents
a. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
b. “What is the 3rd Estate?” –by Sieyès
c. Napoleonic Code
3. Art/Culture/Symbols/Political Cartoons
a. Eugene Delacroix
b. Jacques-Louis David
c. Louis-Leopold Boilly
French Revolution – Junior Social Studies
4. Major French Historical and Political Figures
a. King Louis XVI
b. Marie Antoinette
c. Maximillian Robespierre
d. Marquis de Lafayette
5. Causes and Effects of: French Revolution,
Changes in Government/Leaders
6. Roles of Women
7. Major Battles and Historical Events
8. Timelines/Order of Events
French Revolution – Junior Social Studies
RESOURCES:
•http://www.eugenedelacroix.org/
•http://www.jacqueslouisdavid.org/
•http://www.zbths.k12.il.us/cms/lib06/IL01000825/Centricity/Domain/138/WH%20Readings/111%2
0Declaration%20of%20the%20Rights%20of%20Man.pdf (or any PDF of the Declaration of the
Rights of Man and Citizen)
•http://www.studenthandouts.com/4batch/french1.pdf (or any PDF of “What is the 3rd Estate?”)
•General understanding of the Napoleonic Code, particularly in terms of how it relates to
civil/human rights, rights of women, how it is similar to other codes/laws in modern history.
•http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/c_code.html
•http://onehourhistory.com/downloads/11-The-French-Revolution-What_is_the_Third_Estate.pdf
•The French Revolution by Nicola Barber would be a wonderful reading supplement if you would
be able to find a copy, however, it is not necessary for the competition.
JD-CP-SS-1
Prior to the French Revolution, which
type of government best described
France?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Republic
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Oligarchy
JD-CP-SS-2
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
and Citizens was based on all of the
following documents EXCEPT:
A. Declaration of Independence
B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C. United States Constitution
D. Magna Carta
JD-CP-SS-7
Which term best describes Napoleon’s ability
to unify the French, particularly in terms of
unification and strong sense of “love of
country”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mercantilism
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
JD-CP-SS-14
Which of the following was NOT a cause of
the French Revolution?
A. High bread prices
B. Taxes placed on the clergy
C. The struggle between the three social
classes or “estates”
D. The political ideas from the American
Revolution
JD-CP-SS-17
Which of the following groups was excluded
in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
Citizen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Clergy
Women
The nobles
The third estate
JD-CP-SS-24
Maximillian Robespierre’s “Reign of Terror”
closely resembles all of the following EXCEPT?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Holodomor in Ukraine
The Red Scare in America
SS “round-ups” in Poland
Apartheid in South Africa