UNIT 2: Core Questions
- WHAT ARE RIGHTS?
- WHY DO SOME REVOLUTIONS FOR RIGHTS DESCEND INTO TOTALITARIAN REGIMES THAT DENY THEM?
- DID THE FRENCH AND HAITIAN REVOLUTIONS FIGHT FOR UNIVERSAL RIGHTS, OR ONLY FOR SOME?
- WHAT IS THE LEGACY OF RIGHTS, REVOLUTION AND RACE IN THE AMERICAS?
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The Enlightenment: The intellectual basis for the French Revolution and the struggle for rights
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French Revolution, part 1: Liberal (moderate) Phase
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French Revolution, part 2: Reign of Terror
Olympe de Gouges
Reading: Introduction to the Reign of Terror Reign of Terror: Primary Source note taking handout
Additional reading:
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Roots of Revolution in Latin America: Colonialism and Caste
Note taking handout: Introduction to Latin American Revolution
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Notes: Introduction to Latin America
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The Haitian Revolution
The Ransom: why Haiti continues to struggle
Notes and article
Notes and article
Revolutionary women and female identifying mini-project
Unit Conclusion and Review
Case study of a rights movement
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Additional resources
- Note taking #2: Reform and Terror outline
- Napoleon: Napoleon Reading: Standard Honors; Napoleonic Code: Honors Standard
- Review Sheet: Standards Honors
- Review Exercise: Standard Honors
- See: Key elements for short response / ID writing
- Reading: Impact of French Rev: Standard Honor
- 3 Estates Infographic: Standard Honors