Marissa,+Halley,+Jenn

__The French Revolution__
__**King Louis XVI**__ o became king at a very young age. o Not only was he inexperienced, but he knew he was not fit to be King o was tried and executed by France's National Assembly

o Holds gun powder o Tortures prisoners o an extremely large prison o King Louis does not care – he was removed from the scene and felt this day was unimportant o Radicals used extreme measures to challenge the King with guns and murder o Killed guards and paraded the heads on sticks through the streets
 * __Bastille__**

__**“Storming of the Bastille” July 14th 1789 – Independence Day**__ An enormous crowd of unhappy citizens marched to the Bastile with the intention of getting their way. The government was prepared with 24 ounce case shots for those brave enough to step forward. New FLAG! (red, white and blue) – made by citizens

- Occured because of the Third Estate's constant growing discontent - The people of the Third Estate went to the meeting hall only to find it locked - They thought this was the King's attempt to stop their reforming - All of the people relocated to a nearby tennis court - The actual oath stated that " the sovereignty of the people did not reside with King, but in the people themselves, and their representatives. "
 * __The Tennis Court Oath__**

A. Life 1. Born: February 7th, 1812 2. Died: June 9th,1870 3. English novelist 4. Lived in the Victorian period 5. Married to: Catherine Thompson Hogarth in April 1836 6. Kids: 10 7. Jobs: a. When his father went to jail for owing money, Dickens left school to work at a factory in order to support himself and his mother and siblings. b. Worked in a factory that made blacking, which is shoe polish. c. Worked as an office boy where he studied law. d. Served as a court reporter.
 * __C____harles Dickens__**

B. Literature 1. Novels a. First novel: The Pickwick Papers (1837) b. Oliver Twist (1838) c. Nicholas Nickleby (1839) d. David Copperfield (1850): semi-autobiography that reflects Dicken’s life and childhood in the horrible living conditions of the factories of this period. e. Bleak House (1853) f. A Tale of Two Cities (1859) g. Great Expectations (1861) 2. Focal Points a. Focused on the poor and his stories point out social problems b. Focused on development of main character from boyhood to man hood c. Focused on the problems the working class had to face and how poorly they were treated and the living conditions in which they lived: 1.) Working Conditions in which Dickens was placed and wrote about: a) Long days: up to 16 hours b) Children were put to work in unsafe conditions c) Short breaks d) Work was located far away from living quarters e) Scolding and beating of employees was common 2.) Living Conditions in which Dickens was placed and wrote about: a) People lived in tenements in which 6 to 7 people lived. b) There were no windows or any type of plumbing. c) Children were unable to make friends or play due to the long hours in which they lived. d) Some people, especially orphaned children, lived on the streets. e) Illness and starvation was common.

d. Dickens works are characterizd by attacks on social evils, unjustice, and hypocrisy

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