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To start off the class this Wednesday, Mrs. Separ gave us the quiz she had told us about previously. It consisted of three pictures that we had to give a description for, two straight from the notes the day before. The first was the invasion of the Bastille, where frustrated peasants attacked the prison and released seven prisoners, and killed both the governor and guards. The second picture represented the Tennis Court Oath, the 3rd estate pledged they wouldn’t give in until a constitution for their rights was created and named themselves the National Assembly. The last picture was a cartoon of French king, frankly, riding on the back of a lower-classmen, or peasant. It showed how he was wearing out the 3rd estate and ignoring their requested constitution.



After turning in our quizzes, Mrs. Separ stressed that we, if not, had to be taking our upcoming projects more seriously, and coming into extra help with our progressing work, she is worried (mad).



We then went on to take more notes with the packet we had gotten on Tuesday. We focused on France’s changing government. In the Legislative Assembly was the parliament, which was divided into three groups, the left wing, the right wing and the center. These titles were solely based on where the groups sat. The right wing did not favor change in the government and heavily supported the king, while on the other hand, the left wing, opposed the king and desired change. The center did not have an extreme opinion on either, neither opposing nor favoring fully. The leader of the ‘radical’ group, the left wing, was Robespierre. He brought the idea of a republic, without a King, and was eventually put into power as more agreed with his opinion. Robespierre gained more and more power, becoming crazier with it and paranoid. He had a police force that patrolled France searching for those with ideas of absolutism. This group was called the “Committee of Public Safety”. ANY trace of monarchy in one’s speech or home would have them thrown in jail. Under Robespierre’s rule from 1793-1794, the “reign of terror”, 40,000 would be executed and 300,000 were arrested. One of the last executions being Louis XIV and his family.



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