Key ideas
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions
Liberty
King Louis XVI was arrested by which group in 1792?
The Jacobins
What year did the revolution begin?
1789
Which person is often described as a driving force behind the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
Which group made up the First Estate?
Clergy
The state of being equal, especially in status, right or opportunities
Equality
Of what crime was King Louis XVI found guilty?
High treason
Which event is often considered the spark that set the French Revolution in full motion?
Storming of the Bastille
What sorts of people were singled out and killed during the Reign of Terror?
Enemies of the revolution
Which group made up the Second Estate?
The nobility
Another word for Fraternity
Brotherhood
What year was Maximilien Robespierre executed?
1974
Where did thousands of Parisian women march to in October 1789? (must be pronounced correctly)
Versailles
If a person was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal, what was likely to be the next thing that happened to them?
execution
What act brought the Great Fear to a halt?
Rights that cannot be restrained or repealed by human laws
Inalienable rights
How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?
15
In what year was the French Constitution written?
1791
About how many people may have been executed during the Reign of Terror?
over 17,000
What did the Tennis Court Oath entail?
The revolutionaries would not leave until they accomplished constitutional reform
The state of being vested with rights, privileges and duties
Citizenship
Who was the leader of the Girondins?
Jaques Pierre Brissot
How many rebels were killed as they stormed the Bastille?
98
What was the nickname for the guillotine?
The National Razor
What was the name of the document signed by the National Constituent Assembly in 1789?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen