WHS.SS.9.A

Compare the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the American and French revolutions, emphasizing the role of the Enlightenment.

World History Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
causescharacteristicsconsequencesAmerican RevolutionFrench RevolutionEnlightenmentrole
Skills
  • compare (causes of the American and French revolutions) #dok2
  • compare (characteristics of the American and French revolutions) #dok2
  • compare (consequences of the American and French revolutions) #dok2
  • analyze (the influence of the Enlightenment on the American and French revolutions) #dok3
  • explain (the role of the Enlightenment in shaping revolutionary thought) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify the causes of the American and French revolutions. #dok1
  • I can describe key characteristics of the American and French revolutions. #dok1
  • I can recall major consequences of the American and French revolutions. #dok1
  • I can compare the causes of the American and French revolutions. #dok2
  • I can compare the characteristics of the American and French revolutions. #dok2
  • I can compare the consequences of the American and French revolutions. #dok2
  • I can analyze how Enlightenment ideas contributed to both revolutions. #dok3
  • I can evaluate the impact of the Enlightenment on the shaping of revolutionary goals and actions. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Enlightenment thought provided a critical foundation for the ideologies and actions of both the American and French revolutions.
  • Comparing the American and French revolutions reveals how similar ideas can produce both parallel and divergent outcomes.
Essential Questions
  • What were the main causes of the American and French revolutions?
  • In what ways did the characteristics of the two revolutions differ and resemble each other?
  • How did Enlightenment ideas influence the leaders and goals of the American and French revolutions?
  • What were the major consequences of each revolution for their societies and the world?
  • How did the role of the Enlightenment shape the nature and outcomes of these political revolutions?