Part 1 - Your challenge is to find the answers to these questions. Record your answers
Part One: Your Challenge is to find the answers to these questions. Record your answers.
What Was The Tennis Court Oath?
The Tennis Court Oath was very crucial in the first couple days of the french revolution. It was a pledge signed by 576 members of the Third Estate out, who were locked out of the Estates General meeting on the 20th of June 1789.
Did Marie Antoinette really say "Let Them Eat Cake?"
The myth is that when Maria Antoinette was informed that the French citizens had no bread to eat she said "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", or "let them eat cake' in English. This in fact is not true and is actually only a myth, the queen did not ever say the words "let them eat cake" as many people thought she did.
How Long Did the French Revolution Last?
The French revolution lasted 10 years, from 1789 through to 1799.
What Was The Coup D'eTat Of 18 Brumaire?
General Napoleon Bonaparte was brought to power the coup of 18 Brumaire, and in most historians view ended the french revolution, this over threw the Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate.
What Was The French Revolutionary Calendar?
The French Revolution calender was a calender created and put into place during the French Revolution, it was used by the government for roughly 12 years from late 1793 to 1805.
URLS -
1 https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/kat_anna/tennis.html
2 http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/antoinettemarie/a/histmyths4.htm
4 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/82084/Coup-of-18-19-Brumaire
5 http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-french.html
What Was The Tennis Court Oath?
The Tennis Court Oath was very crucial in the first couple days of the french revolution. It was a pledge signed by 576 members of the Third Estate out, who were locked out of the Estates General meeting on the 20th of June 1789.
Did Marie Antoinette really say "Let Them Eat Cake?"
The myth is that when Maria Antoinette was informed that the French citizens had no bread to eat she said "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", or "let them eat cake' in English. This in fact is not true and is actually only a myth, the queen did not ever say the words "let them eat cake" as many people thought she did.
How Long Did the French Revolution Last?
The French revolution lasted 10 years, from 1789 through to 1799.
What Was The Coup D'eTat Of 18 Brumaire?
General Napoleon Bonaparte was brought to power the coup of 18 Brumaire, and in most historians view ended the french revolution, this over threw the Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate.
What Was The French Revolutionary Calendar?
The French Revolution calender was a calender created and put into place during the French Revolution, it was used by the government for roughly 12 years from late 1793 to 1805.
URLS -
1 https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/kat_anna/tennis.html
2 http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/antoinettemarie/a/histmyths4.htm
4 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/82084/Coup-of-18-19-Brumaire
5 http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-french.html