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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Mr. Barry's Block 5 Class - Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2k21

Hey gang,

I am home sick today, but don't fret, I'll be OK! Just a little run down!  Please do the following today in class.  Watch the two flicks about the French Rev. and then read through the French Rev. Doc and answer the Q's in your SS Journal.

The test is still on Day 3 this week, relax though, it is a take-home essay and you will receive the Essay Q on Day 3...Be Good!

Day 1 and 2




The Reign of Terror! Huzzah!



Answering the Q's for a HW grade due by the end of Day 1
  1. Historically speaking, who has generally been the most important person in a “nation’s” history?

  2. What was the Bastille?

  3. Who made up 90% of France's population in the 1700s?

  4. Who were the bourgeoisie? 

  5. How did the Estate System truly divide France?

  6. What was the Enlightenment?

  7. What was the National Assembly and what did they do?

  8. What is a constitutional monarchy?

  9. What happened to King Louis XVI in January 1793? 

  10. Who were the Jacobins?

  11. Who was Robespierre?

  12. What made the events in France in the 1780s-1790s a revolution?

  13. How did these events prove to be revolutionary?

  14. How could France have experienced a revolution through a different way? (opinionated)

  15. In what ways was the revolution a success?  In what ways was the revolution a failure? (opinionated)