The French Revolution

Guidelines:

Essay should be 1500 words (about 3 pages, double-spaced, 1-inch margins all around, 12-point print font).

You should include at least 3 items or events for EACH of the 5 sections listed below.
Write out your answer ESSAY-STYLE (i.e. NOT just bullet points).

Using your textbook:

Jerry Bentley & Herb Ziegler, eds., Traditions and Encounters; A Global Perspective on the Past,
Vol. 2: From 1500 to the Present, 6th ed.

1. Trace the outlines of the French Revolution (1789) by summarizing each of these sections:

The Estates General
The National Assembly
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
The Convention
The Directory

2. Looking at the way events unfolded, would you say that the French Revolution fulfilled the ideals that began it….or would you say that it betrayed these ideals? Explain your position.