Introduction and Causes of the Revolution
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A French Revolution documentary
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What is History?
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Consider what is History and what skills are needed to be a historian.
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What is a Revolution?
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Consider the controversal nature of a 'revolution' as a concept.
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Why is the French Revolution so important?
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Consider the significance of the French Revolution by researching the 'Revolutionary' events of the period.
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What is the most important 'Revolutionary Event' of the French Revolution.
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To consider the significance of the French Revolution by creating an 'interactive' timeline.
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What was the most important cause of the Revolution?
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To introduce the historical concept of causation and provide an overview of the long and short term causes of the French Revolution.
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What was France like in 1780?
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Provide the context for the beginnings of the French Revolution. Overview of the Estates System and the Ancien Regime.
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Lesson 7: Did Louis cause the Revolution?
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Consider the attitudes of the French Monarchy.
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Lesson 8: Introduction to the 3 mark question
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Lesson 9: The Enlightenment
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How did the American Revolution effect the ideas of the Enlightenment?
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Lesson 10: The Controller Generals
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Overview of the policies of Calonne, Brienne and Necker and a consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the policies.
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Lesson 11: The Controller Generals and the calling of the Assembly of Notables.
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Review of the different Controller Generals in France and to an understanding of why the Assembly of Notables was doomed to fail.
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Lesson 12: Why were the Third Estate so angry?
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Consider the impact of bad harvests, high taxes and the attitude of Louis XVI.
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