The Storming of the Bastille and the French Revolution
Colonial Williamsburg’s Mark Schneider, portraying Marquis de Lafayette talked about the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille in 1789 from Lafayette's perspective. He also discussed with Monticello’s Bill Barker, portraying Thomas Jefferson, about the history of the Estates General.
Description
Colonial Williamsburg’s Mark Schneider, portraying Marquis de Lafayette talked about the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille in 1789 from Lafayette's perspective. He also discussed with Monticello’s Bill Barker, portraying Thomas Jefferson, the history of the Estates General.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What were the reasons for the French Revolution according to Marquis de Lafayette?
- What events and fears caused the people of Paris to storm the Bastille?
- What was the Bastille and why was it significant?
- Describe Marquis de Lafayette’s role after the storming of the Bastille.
- What were the three classes in the Estates General?
- According to Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, how effective was the Estates General?
Additional Resource
Participants
Vocabulary
- Aristocracy
- Bastille
- Clergy
- Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
- Estates General
- French Revolution
- Mare Antoinette
- Marquis De Lafayette
- Montesquieu
- National Guard
- Nobility
- Philosophes
- Rousseau
- Swiss Guard
- Versailles
- Voltaire