French Revolution: Who's Who?
I am the monarch who was blamed for the turmoil in France, and the Third Estate rose up against me.
Who is Louis XVI?
I am the conqueror of Europe, bringing stability back to France after years of governmentalturmoil
Who is Napoleon?
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
This cash crop drove many of the economies in Latin and South America.
What is sugar? (Tobacco could also work, but focus on sugar)
We are the group that our most gracious sovereign allowed to meet, and take steps toward developing a new governmental system in France.
Who is the National Assembly?
This set of laws set the stage for a reformed legal system in France and influenced Western law for decades to come.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
This was the name of Haiti as a colony.
What is Saint Domingue?
Leaders of the Congress of Vienna were careful not to take this action in their negotiations.
What is punishing France too severely?
I am the document that the National Assembly signed, outlining a new vision of freedom in France.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
This action taken by Napoleon, ensuring his claim to absolute power in France?
What is crowning himself Emperor?
Haiti holds significance among revolutions as the only successful rebellion in history against a mother country with this feature.
What is being a slave rebellion?
This movement inspired ALL of the revolutions that we have discussed.
What is the Enlightenment?
I am the leader of the Jacobins, overseeing the Reign of Terror?
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
BRAINSTORM - with a partner/group, brainstorm as many "heroic" actions of Napoleon as you can.
Many answers...
How was the Haitian Revolution the "tip of the iceberg" in Latin America?
The Haitian Revolution inspired multiple other independence movements in Latin America?
This system kept Natives in the New World in a state of "slavery," just without the title of slavery.
What is the encomienda system?
I am the group that sought to restore order in government in France after the Reign of Terror, but fell victim to corruption in our ranks.
Who is the Directory?
BRAINSTORM - with a partner/group, brainstorm as many "villainous" actions of Napoleon as you can.
Many answers...
I sought a unification of all of South America, and assisted in numerous countries eventually gaining their independence.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
Prussia added territory from smaller states in the west: Swedish Pomerania, 60% of the Kingdom of Saxony and the western part of the former Duchy of Warsaw. Austria gained Venice and much of northern Italy. Russia gained the central and eastern part of the Duchy of Warsaw. France's territory was restored to pre-Napoleon, and England was happy to see balance restored while not gaining any additional land.