The French Revolution was a major turning point in Western history. At its most essential, it was a struggle for representational government, equality of opportunity, and a response to the near collapse of the French economy. As a child of the revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte created a legal code for France that realized some of the dreams of the revolutionaries: economic freedom, legal equality, and religious toleration, at least in part.
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Lesson 1: The French Revolution Begins
Causes of the French Revolution
The National Assembly
End of the Old Regime
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The King Concedes
Church Reforms
New Constitution and New Fears
War With Austria
Rise of the Paris Commune
Lesson 2: Radical Revolution and Reaction
The Move to Radicalism
The Reign of Terror
A Nation in Arms
The Directory
Lesson 3: The Rise of Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars
The Rise of Napoleon
Early Life
Military Successes
Consul and Emperor
Peace with the Church
Codification of the Laws
A New Bureaucracy
Preserver of the Revolution?
Napoleon’s Empire
Building the Empire
Spreading the Principles of the Revolution
British Resistance
Nationalism
Lesson 4: The Fall of Napoleon and the European Reaction
The Fall of Napoleon
European Reaction
Forces of Change
Chapter Reading Guide
Chapter Review Sheet
Chapter Study Guide
Chapter Place and Time – large small
Chapter Skillbuilder
Lessons in text-only form
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