Module Six Lesson Two Practice Activity One

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  • The National Assembly

    Significance: Represented the 3rd Estate and demanded that the king make wise economic decisions.
    Cause/Effect: This has a cause/effect relationship with the Storming of the Bastille because, if the National Assembly worked, the peasants wouldn't have revolted.

  • The Tennis Court Oath

    Significance: The Tennis Court Oath was significant because it signaled the growing unrest against the monarchy.
    Cause/Effect: This has a cause and effect relationship with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen because it laid the foundation for it to be later written.

  • The Storming of the Bastille

    Significance: Symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
    Cause/Effect: This has a cause and effect relationship with Napoleon's excessive spending which caused bread prices to rise.

  • The Great Fear

    Significance: It proved that the 3rd Estate could mobilize to defend itself against an aristocratic counter-revolution.
    Cause/Effect: This has a cause/effect relationship with the Storming of the Bastille because, without the Storming of the Bastille, the aristocrats wouldn't be so afraid.

  • The Women's March on Versailles

    Significance: This event signaled a turning point in the revolution by showing that the monarchy was subject to the will of the people.
    Cause/Effect: This has a cause and effect relationship with Napoleon becoming emperor because him causing a financial crisis caused the price of bread to go up which is why the women were rioting.

  • Louis XVI is executed

    Significance: It symbolized the end of the monarchy in France and the beginning of democracy.
    Cause/Effect: This has a cause and effect relationship with the Storming of the Bastille because, without people storming the Bastille and kicking-off the beginning of the French Revolution, Louis XVi wouldn't be executed.

  • The Directory is installed

    Significance: Stopped the mass executions that took place during the reign of terror.
    Cause/Effect: This event has a cause/effect relationship with Napoleon declaring himself as first consul because the Directory was overthrown by Napoleon.

  • Napoleon is defeated at Leipzig (Battle of the Nations)

    Significance: Resulted in the destruction of French power in Germany and Poland.
    Cause/Effect Relationship: This has a cause/effect relationship with Napoleon being exiled to Elba because, after this defeat, he was forced to retreat and then exile.

  • Napoleon is defeated @ Waterloo

    Significance: Destroyed Napoleon's imperial power for good.