1. What are two things that the French Revolution gained?
von Bremen Socials Studies
Sunday, March 8, 2026
SS9: Answers to Friday 5: March 5th
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Friday 5 Answers: Feb. 27
1. Who was Robespierre?
-a fiery law student who was a good speaker, he was one of the leaders of the Jacobins, a leader of the Revolution. He was a big advocate for the poor and worked hard to establish voting rights for all! He ended up leading the Reign of Terror, which killed many including himself.
2. What was the "Great Fear"?
-revolutionaries and peasants in the rural areas of France feared that the nobles and king's soldiers would put down the revolution (it had occurred mainly in Paris and Versailles). The people (peasants mostly) in rural areas felt that the Revolution was going to bring great change and supported it and feared that it would be stopped - this led to panic and riots and many stormed the chateaux of the rich burning them down and killing many people. Destroying feudal contracts in the process....marked the beginning of the end of feudalism in France.
3. What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen guarantee? Who created it?
The Declaration of the R of M and C was a type of constitution for France created by the National Assembly, it set out basic human rights where all men were declared equal and named citizen (marking the end to feudalism).
4. Why were many of the philosophers works censored?
-many of their works were censored (banned/forbidden to read, see, hear) by the government and church because they challenged the power structures and traditional ideas of both
5. What is a republic?
-a republic like France/USA - all power is held by the citizens or elected representatives and they elect a president (no monarch)
Bonus: Define constitution.
A rule book for a country. A framework for how a country is governed and guarantees it's citizen's rights.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Subordinating Conjunctions & Appositives
Subordinating Conjunctions:
Subordinating conjunctions connect dependent clauses to independent clauses, signaling relationships like time, cause, contrast, or condition (e.g., because, although, if, when, until, since). They initiate complex sentences, enabling the dependent clause to precede or follow the independent clause.
- Cause/Effect: Because, since, as, now that, in order that, so that
- Time: After, before, when, whenever, while, until, till, once, since, as long as, as soon as, by the time
- Contrast/Concession: Although, even though, though, whereas, while, rather than
- Condition: If, unless, even if, provided that, in case
- Place/Manner: Where, wherever, how
- Comparison: Than, as much as
- Mid-sentence: "My teacher, Mrs. Green, is a tough grader".
- With description: "My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends".
- At the end: "They stopped selling my favorite snack, the cookie cat".
- At the beginning: "A bold innovator, Wassily Kandinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings".
- Restrictive (no commas): "My friend John enjoys playing the guitar" (identifies which friend).
French Revolution Review Sheet
French Revolution Review Sheet
-ideas of symbolism and irony during the French Revolution.
****Review Friday 5's
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Socials 9: Feb. 23 & 24
Monday Feb. 23rd
Today we started the class with some review. Then we carried on with our philosophers/enlightenment assignment (on the blog) students were at different parts when we completed the class.
Tuesday Feb. 24th
The class started with how to review for a test and our Friday 5's. We discussed how to prepare for a test vs a quiz and some suggested study techniques. We will have a test on the French Revolution on Monday March 2nd. A review sheet will be on the blog in the next few days.
We then went over our Friday 5's from last week.
Part 4 of Philosophers/Enlightenment assignment and students continued working on these.
Homework:
Revolutions project due Friday
Philosophers/Enlightenment assignment due Monday/Tuesday
Test Monday
Monday, February 23, 2026
Philosophers/Enlightenment assignment
Part 1: information gathering (chart)
Friday, February 20, 2026
Soc. 9: Answers to Friday 5, Feb. 20
1. What is the enlightenment and why was it important.
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Left Centre Right
-Left - likes change -Right - likes tradition
-L = higher taxes -R=lower taxes, less govmt intervention
-socialism -capitalism
4. How were women involved in the French Revolution?
-talked about politics and new ideas about science and government in Salons
-marched on Versailles, stormed the palace, tried to kill the queen
5. What were the Estates General?
-a constitution for France so that there was more equal say with representation