Unit+III

== =Unit III:= The Impact of the French Revolution

Chapter 17: The Transatlantic Economy, Trade Wars, and Colonial Rebellion


__The "important guideposts" for Chapter 17 are:__
 * Europe's concept of [|mercantilism] and **empire-building**.
 * The nature and decline of **Spain's vast colonial empire** in the Americas.
 * The wars in Europe and the colonies, particularly the [|Seven Years' War].
 * The conflict between Britain and its colonies, and its outcome in the [|War of American Independence].

__Corresponding chapters:__
 * Kagan Chapter 17 ([|Companion website page])

__Class assignments/notes:__
 * Adam Smith Assignment from HistoryTeacher.net: http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/Readings-Open/doc-ASmith-WealthOfNations.pdf
 * DBQ Construction Assignment for Chapter 17: http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-MercantilistWorld.htm

Chapter 19: The French Revolution


__The "important guideposts" for Chapter 19 are:__
 * France’s **financial crisis** that caused Louis XVI to recall the [|Estates General]**.**
 * The creation of a [|National Assembly] after the failure of the Estates General, and the [|Storming of the Bastille]**.**
 * The reconstruction of political and religious institutions within the context of a **constitutional monarchy.**
 * The [|second revolution] of 1792, the execution of the king and radical reforms.
 * The [|war between France and the rest of Europe]**,** resulting in dramatic French victories and territorial expansion into central and southern Europe.
 * The [|Reign of Terror] **under** [|Robespierre]**,** the [|Thermidorian Reaction]**,** and the establishment of the [|Directory]**.**

__Corresponding chapters:__
 * Kagan Chapter 19 ([|Companion website page])

__Class assignments/notes:__
 * Anatomy of a Revolution
 * DBQ Construction Assignment for Chapter 19: http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-RevolutionaryFrance.htm

Chapter 20: The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism


__The "important guideposts" for Chapter 20 are:__
 * Discuss [|Napoleon's] **rise to power** and explain how he was able to become Emperor.
 * Identify Napoleon's administrative reforms and understand how they differed from **Old Regime policies**.
 * Trace France's military conquests, the establishment of the [|French Empire] and European resistance to France.
 * Explain Napoleon's reasons for [|invading Russia] and understand how the failed invasion marked the beginning of his downfall.
 * Discuss the [|Congress of Vienna] and any other European attempts to restore Old Regime order in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars.
 * Differentiate between [|Romanticism] **and the** [|Enlightenment] and explain why Romanticism thrived during the Napoleonic Age.

__Corresponding chapters:__
 * Kagan Chapter 20 ([|Companion website page])

__Class assignments/notes:__
 * [|Code of Napoleon] (from HistoryTeacher.net)
 * DBQ Construction Assignment for Chapter 20: http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-NapoleonicAge.htm

Chapter 21: The Conservative Order and the Challenges of Reform (1815-1832)


__The "important guideposts" for Chapter 21 are:__
 * The challenge of [|nationalism] **and** [|liberalism] to the conservative order.
 * Domestic and international policies of the conservative governments comprising the [|Concert of Europe]**.**
 * The [|Latin American independence movements]**.**
 * The [|revolutions of 1830] in Europe and the passage of the [|Great Reform Bill of 1832] in Britain.

__Corresponding chapters:__
 * Kagan Chapter 21 ([|Companion website page])

__Class assignments/notes:__
 * DBQ Construction Assignment for Chapter 21: http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-Reaction-Romanticism.htm