The impact of the French Revolution in the Atlantic world
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the consequences of the French Revolution in Europe and across the Atlantic.
Key learning points
- After the French Revolution, a republic was created in France.
- European monarchs feared that the events of France could take place in their countries.
- European monarchs waged war with the new French republic.
- The ideas of liberty and criticism of absolutist governments spread across the Atlantic to Haiti.
- Other areas across the Atlantic rose up in revolution, inspired by ideas of liberty and freedom.
Keywords
Revolution - a revolution is the forcible overthrow of a government, a great or complete change
Enlightenment - the Enlightenment was a movement in the 1600s and 1700s that promoted the use of reason and questioned authority
Republic - a republic is a country without a king or queen
Absolute - in this lesson, absolute refers to a monarch's absolute power meaning they don’t have to answer to anyone for their action
Colony - a colony is an area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
Common misconception
All the Haitian rebels were enslaved people.
Many of the Haitian rebels were free people.
Teacher tip
Encourage students to see the Enlightenment as the beginning of a chain of events that led to the Haitian Revolution.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Who had the French government spent large amounts of money supporting in the 1770s and early 1780s?
Q2.In France, the peasants were required to pay the , whereas nobles and the clergy were not.
Q3.Which of these statements best describes Louis XVI's approach to spending?
Q4.To which 'estate' did the ordinary commoners of France belong?
Q5.Which of these best describes the Estates-General?
Q6.When Louis and Marie Antoinette were executed in January 1793 it created a in France.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The founders of the French Republic founded their new country along similar lines to the Americans, calling for freedom, and fraternity.
Q2.Which European monarchies fought against the new French republic?
Q3.The Caribbean island known as Saint-Domingue was a __________ colony.
Q4.Which of these statements best describes the population of Saint-Domingue in the 1790s?
Q5.The leader of the Haitian Revolution was Touissaint .
Q6.The Haitian revolution did inspire other enslaved peoples to rise up and revolt in other Caribbean islands such as Jamaica and...
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