THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS
Planning Method - Commenting on 2 documents
INTRODUCTION
Notions : presentation recap & definitions
Method 1 : guided done
Method 2 : guided done
CASE STUDIES - ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Case studies Your projected documents Marking scale
CS1 - The first British revolution: the Civil War and Commonwealth, 1642-1660
How and why did the British people overthrow their government
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• The tensions between King and Parliament, 1603-1642
• The Civil War, 1642-1649
• A republican experience: the Commonwealth, 1649-1660
CS2 - The second British revolution: the Glorious Revolution 1688
How and why did the British people overthrow their government a second time?
• The tensions of the Restauration, 1660-1688
• The Glorious Revolution, 1688
• A new monarchy, 1689
CS3 - A new British political regime: a parliamentary monarchy, 1689
How did the British people set up a government which protected their rights?
• A limited monarchy
• The sharing of powers
• The sovereignty of the people
CS4 - The American revolution: the War of Independence 1775-1783
How and why did the British colonists overthrow their government?
• The tensions between Britain and its American colonies, 1765-1775
• The revolution for independence, 1775-1776 • The war of independence, 1775-1783
CS5 - A new American political regime: a federal republic, 1781-1791
How did Americans set up a government which protected their rights?
• The debate, 1777-1787
• A new federal republic, 1787: the separation of powers
• A republic without democracy |