Napoleon small assignments:

1. Write a paragraph answering the question:

Why would France be willing to accept Napoleon as an Absolute Monarch so quickly after the revolution?

-make a connection to the ideas of Thomas Hobbes
-include at least three reasons
-use good paragraph structure



2. Print this map, and fill in as much information about Napoleon and the places he fought against, etc. on your map as you can. Make use of the maps throughout the presentation.

Napoleon - Emperor of France

Here's a powerpoint about Napoleon to help you with filling in the blanks: Napoleon.ppt

Twitter Checklist

Sign in to twitter, and make sure you have made all of the following tweets. You can check what you have tweeted and clicking “view my profile page” on the top left.

How did you feel about not getting any bread?

If you’re male: what do you think about conscription

                If you’re female: How did you feel about capturing the king?

Comment on the violence after the Bastille was attacked

Give your opinion about one of the problems in

France (see handout), acting like a Jacobin or a Girondist

Express your feelings of fear or of power during the Reign of Terror

Respond to at least two other tweets.

Are you a Jacobin?

Print out this handout and follow the instructions.

Problems in France	Solutions proposed by the Jacobin Club	Solutions proposed by the Girondins	What I think:
-priests would sooner listen to the pope than listen to every day people	-all priests should be put on trial as enemies of the revolution!	-church land should be sold, and priests should be made into employees of the National Assembly.
-the king has way too much power in the old system	-the king should be executed for crimes against the people	-The king and the National Assembly should work together in a “constitutional monarchy”
-Rich people are moving away from France because they don’t like that the revolution takes away their privileges	-people who leave should be executed as enemies of the revolution	They should just be allowed to leave
Austria wants to fight a war	-we should not go to war because if we do, we could give the army more power than the National Assembly.	-we should go to war so that we can spread revolutionary ideas across all of Europe

1. Fill in the chart, and circle the ideas that make the most sense to you.

2. Decide whether you want to be a member of the Jacobin club or the Girondins.

3. Jot down some ideas about how you would persuade others to agree with you for each topic.

4. Tweet a statement as either a Jacobin or a Girondins about two of the topics (Two tweets total).

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

During the French Revolution, the National Assembly (the group which represented the people, especially the third estate) created a document that was meant to be the foundation of all the laws of the land. This document was called the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen." It guaranteed that when the constitution was made, no laws could come into effect which went against the universal rights of man. The document was based on the philosophical idea that all people are free, as both John Locke and Thomas Hobbes suggested. The writers of the "Declaration of he Rights of Man" agreed with Locke that free people could live together according to reason, and they thought that they could figure out (with reason) how people ought to live together. The document concluded that:

-Everyone over 25 should be able to vote
-Anyone should be able to work for the government no matter which estate they were from
-People should pay less taxes if they don't make as much money
-There should be free speech and freedom of the press (so that you could write what you wanted in the newspaper)

Think of one more right you think the french people should have if they are all free. Tweet that to your classmates.

Canada has a similar document called "The Charter of Rights and Freedoms." Read this handout explaining the charter:

http://www.lawlessons.ca/sites/default/files/handouts/Handout-1-3-1.pdf

And then print off this hand out and answer the questions.

http://www.lawlessons.ca/sites/default/files/handouts/Handout-1-3-2.pdf

Hand this in to the history folder.