Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.4.1.B
The Standard
- MWH.C.4
- Analyze the political, economic, and social transformations brought about by the events of the age of revolutions.
- MWH.C.4.1
- Analyze the complex political, social, and economic causes culminating in the French Revolution (e.g., influence of Enlightenment philosophy, taxation, development of the middle class, excesses and corruption of the French monarchy, demands for reform).
Trace the significant events of the French Revolution (e.g., convening of the Estates General, Tennis Court Oath, storming of the Bastille, execution of Louis XVI, Reign of Terror) and analyze the political concepts present in Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · MWH.C.4.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students put major events of the French Revolution in order and explain how one event led to another. They use the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen to explain ideas about liberty, equality, and political authority.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can connect the Tennis Court Oath to demands for political change and explain why the king’s execution marked a sharp break with monarchy. They can point to a passage in the Declaration that places authority with the nation rather than the king.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think the storming of the Bastille ended the monarchy or place the Reign of Terror before the king’s execution. They may also assume the Declaration gave women equal political rights in practice.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, have students order the Estates General, Tennis Court Oath, storming of the Bastille, execution of Louis XVI, and Reign of Terror. Ask them to explain how the Declaration’s claim that authority comes from the nation challenged the king.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs five event cards and a paper timeline; have them place the cards and draw one cause-and-effect arrow.
Read Articles 1 and 6 of the Declaration, then write two sentences about its promise of equality and who lacked political rights.
Play a timeline scramble: teams match event names to dated clues, then explain why each event belongs in that position.
Check your school’s student council election rules, then compare who gets a vote with the Declaration’s promise of equal rights.
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