Step by Step explanation of French Revolution which helps students to give a fast skim and scan experience, of class 9 CBSE.

1. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
NAZIMA MAZHAR HUSSAIN . K
HOD : Dept of Social Science
VELAMMAL BODHI CAMPUS
POSTED – 21/5/19

2. HISTORY
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

3. • Learning Objectives :
-Introduction - Revolution
- Causes
-Three estates of French society
-Political Cause
-Economic Cause
- Events
-Subsistence Crisis
-Tennis Court Oath
-Peasant Revolt
-Storming of Bastile
-Bread Riots

4. Learning Objectives(Cont..)
- Philosophical thinkers
- Jean Jacques Rousseau
- John Locke
- Montesquieu
- Consequences
- Tennis Court Oath
-National Assembly
-Political Changes
-Social & Economic Changes
- Religious changes

5. • Constitution
• Age of Terror
• Jacobins
• Directory
• Women’s revolution
• Age of Napolean Bonaparte

6. • Revolution : A recognised momentous change
in any situation.
• We shall see how a people’s movement
brought about changes in the rule of the
France from Monarchy to Constitutional
Republic, and the rule under Napolean
Bonaparte.

9. French society was divided into three estates

10. • The First Estate - Upper Clergy
• - Arch Bishops , Bishops , Abbott
• - Due to the power of Roman Catholic church
– Exempted from paying Tax.
• High status , luxuries and lived in palaces.
• Lower Clergy – Village Priests

11. • The Second Estate – Nobility
• Duke & Dutches , Count and Countess ,
marquis and marquess.
• Highest position in Church , army and
government.
• Exempted from paying tax.
• -Collected rent from peasants who lived on
their lands.
• -Customary dues on salt , cloth , bread and
wine.

12. • The third estate
• - 26 Million citizens
• -Bourgeoisie , peasants, artisans , merchants ,
manufacturers , bankers , lawyers (Wealthy)
• - Poorest – Journey men , Servants ,
Construction workers , street sellers
• All paid the tax.

15. What does this cartoon explain?

16. What does this cartoon explain?
It shows how the king ,
1st estate , 2nd estate
– abused , used and
Depended on the
3rd estate.

17. •POLITICAL CAUSES

18. • The French Monarchy: - 1775 - 1793
• Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette

20. PALACES

21. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

23. ESTATES GENERAL – LAST 1614

26. Economic cause

29. SUBSISTENCE CRISIS

32. TENNIS COURT OATH

34. GREAT FEAR - PEASANT REVOLT
(JUL 20-1789)

36. • Storming of Bastile – July 14 - 1789
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38. MARIE ‘ S NECKLACE

39. •AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
- Philosophers

40. JOHN LOCKE

42. • NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF FRANCE

43. • The broken chain: Chains were used to fetter
slaves. A broken chain stands for the act of
becoming free.
The Bundle of rods or fasces: One rod can be
easily broken, but not an entire bundle.
Strength lies in unity.

44. • The eye within a triangle radiating light: The
all-seeing eye stands for knowledge. The lights
of the sun will drive away the clouds of
ignorance.

45. • Sceptre : Symbol of royal power
• Snake biting its tail to form a ring : Symbol of
Eternity. Ring has no beginning or end.

46. • Red Phrygian cap : Cap worn by slave on being
free.
• Blue-White-Red : The National colours of
France

47. • The winged woman : Personification of law.

48. • Sceptre : Symbol of royal power
• Snake biting its tail to form a ring : Symbol of
Eternity. Ring has no beginning or end.
• Red Phrygian cap : Cap worn by slave on being
free.
• Blue-White-Red : The National colours of
France
• The winged woman : Personification of law.

49. •Reforms made by
National Assembly

52. The National Assembly limited the
authority of the King and divided the
government into 3 branches
– Executive, Judiciary , and Legislative.

55. •Reforms : Reforms are
changes made to fix and
the way a government
system operates.

59. Constitution of 1791

61. 6 Reforms of National Convention

62. • Austria & Prussia
• Although Louis XVI had signed the
constitution, he entered secret negotiations
with Austria & Prussia.
• Neighbouring countries were worried.
• National Assemble voted in1792 and declared
war against Austria and Prussia.

63. On Aug 9, 1792, nearly 30000
French citizens, attacked
Prussia and Austria ,
Found Louis XVI and his family
hiding were arrested and the
King was Guillotined
Storming of Palace of Tuilleries

65. Guillotine

67. • Political clubs
• Many clubs were formed as they wanted the
revolution to be carried further as the
constitution gave political rights to rich only.
• Women were not given voting right.
• The famous one was the Jacobin club.

68. The early members were Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
Jacobins were otherwise called as SAN CULLOTES

69. MAXMILLAN ROBERSPIERE

71. • SAN CULLOTES

73. Reign of Terror

85. • Women Revolution
• - 60 women clubs came up.
• - Society of Revolutionary and Republican
woman was famous.
• - Same political rights as men.
• - Right to vote
• - to be elected to the assembly.
• - To create state schools , and to make
education compulsory for girls.

86. • -Girls should not be forced to marry against
their will.
• -Marriage was registered under civil law.
• -Divorce was made legal.
• - women needed training for jobs and to run
businesses.
• - Women’s movements continued for next 200
years for voting rights and equal wages.
• - In 1946 Women of France got voting rights.

87. • Slavery was a profitable business as the
Europeans were reluctant to work in far off
places, so they wanted slaves to work in
plantations.
• Slave trade started in 17th century.
• Triangular Slave trade existed between
Europe, Africa and America.
• French – sailed from ports of Bordeaux and
Nantes to Africa to buy slaves.

89. • Branded and Shackled slaves were packed
tightly into ships for 3 month voyage through
the Atlantic to the Carribean. They were sold
to plantation owners.
• Throughout the eighteenth century there was
little criticism of slavery in France. The
National Assembly held long debates it. But it
did not pass any laws, fearing opposition from
businessmen whose incomes depended on
the slave trade.

90. • Convention after long debates in 1794
ordered to free all the slaves.
• Napolean reintroduced slavery.
• Finally slavery was abolished in French
colonies in 1848.

91. • NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
The people readily
accepted the coup of
Napoleon Bonaparte in
1799.

93. - Modernizer of France
- Laws for protection of Private Property
- Uniform system of weights and measures,
provided by decimal system.
- He was defeated at Waterloo 1815.

94. Presented by
Nazima Rahman K
Mcom.,Mphil.,B.Ed.,GNIIT.,PGDCA.,
MA(Eng).,MA(His).,BA(Hin)