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Free Wordsearch The Reformation Beyond Luther

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Many students understand how Martin Luther influenced the beginning stages of the Reformation. This wordsearch helps students to understand other figures beyond Luther who were impacted by and contributed to the Reformation as well, such as Queen Elizabeth, Henry the 8th, John Calvin, and others. Enjoy this freebie! 

 

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Free Worksheet on the Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the mid-1700s when people started using machines and factories instead of making things by hand. Britain was a good place for this because it had lots of natural resources, new farming methods that grew more food, and many people moving to cities to find jobs. New inventions like machines for making cloth, steam engines, and trains helped factories grow and made it faster to move goods and people. However, city life had problems, such as long work hours, unsafe factories, child labor, and disease. Very rich business owners formed big companies, sometimes controlling entire industries, while most workers earned little. Over time, workers formed unions and some governments passed laws to protect children and improve working conditions.

Here is a FREE traditional worksheet that you can use in Schoology, Google classroom, or as a printable! It comes as a Microsoft word item and as a PDF.

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Worksheet Industrial Revolution

 

 

Free Bell Ringer: Napoleon’s Exile to Elba

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In the early 1800s, Napoleon conquered much of Europe before an alliance of nations eventually defeated him.  The treaty that sent Napoleon Bonaparte to the island of Elba was called the Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed in 1814. By this time, Napoleon had been defeated by an alliance consisting of Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria. The treaty said that Napoleon had to give up his throne as emperor of France and leave the country. He was exiled to the island of Elba off the coast of Italy. The leaders of the nations that defeated Napoleon were motivated not to execute him, despite his aggression across Europe, for the following reasons: First, killing a former emperor could have made him a martyr, which means people might remember him as a hero and rise up to again go to war. Also, they thought Napoleon was finished politically and no longer a threat. Yet, Napoleon escaped Elba and tried to lead France again. He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He was exiled again, this time to the island of St. Helena. He died there of natural causes in 1821.

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Free Bell Ringer: Napoleon Exiled to Elba

 

Free Bell Ringer On the Enlightenment

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During the Enlightenment, philosophers like John Locke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau shared important ideas about how societies should be run. John Locke believed that everyone is born with natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property, and that governments exist to protect those rights. Montesquieu thought power should not be held by just one person, so he argued for the separation of powers, with different branches of government to keep each other from becoming too powerful and acting tyrannically. Voltaire supported religious toleration, believing people should be free to practice their own religion without fear of punishment. Rousseau believed in democracy, saying that governments should follow the general will, or what is best for the people as a whole. Together, these ideas helped shape the policies and values of modern democratic societies. 

 

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Free Bell Ringer: Marie Gouze and the French Revolution

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Background: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was mainly written by Marquis de Lafayette, with some ideas and help from Thomas Jefferson, who was in France at the time. It was then debated and approved by the French National Assembly in 1789. The document was created during the French Revolution to explain the basic rights all people should have.  Even though it said “all citizens” are equal, women were not given the same rights, like voting or participating in the government. By leaving women out, French leaders supported the idea that political power and full citizenship belonged only to men.

Marie Gouze was an important woman during the French Revolution. She believed strongly in fairness and equality, especially for women. At a time when women had very few rights, she wrote plays, letters, and essays to make people think differently. Her most famous work was the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, where she argued that women should have the same rights as men, including the right to vote and be part of the government. Many people in power didn’t like her ideas because they challenged the tradition of the culture that men should be in leadership. Marie Gouze continued to speak out anyway, even when it became dangerous. During the violent period called the Reign of Terror, she was arrested for her political opinions. A tribunal, operated under the influence of Maximilien Robespierre, executed political critics during the Reign of Terror.  Sadly, she was executed, but her bravery and her fight for women’s rights are remembered today. Her ideas helped inspire future movements for equality around the world.

 

Here is a FREE Bell Ringer on Marie Gouze and the French Revolution. It comes was a word file or as a PDF in zipped file. 

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