Social Classes of the French Revolution
High ranking Church officials made up this Estate
Who oversaw the Reign of Terror?
Maximillian Robespierre
Innocent until proven guilty
Declaration of the Rights of the Man and Citizen
This system allowed for the clergy and nobility to decide the future of the rest of France.
The Estate System
Revolutionaries raided this building both for gunpowder and to take down a symbol of the King's oppression.
The Bastille
Those associated with the King and the Monarchy made up this estate.
The Second Estate
"Let them eat cake!" said the lady with a boat on her head.
Marie Antoinette
This document said that people cannot be discriminated against on the basis of religion or opinion.
The Declaration of the Rights of the Man and the Citizen
What were the main reasons that the Third Estate began to revolt against the King?
Extreme taxation and food shortages.
This tool was used by the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror
The Guillotine
Workers and Peasants made up this estate
The Third Estate
Considered an inneffective and inept leader.
King Louis XVI
This document is the basis for many modern democracies.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
This newspaper and writer are credited with normalizing and encouraging extreme violence during the French Revolution.
Jean-Paul Marat/Friend of the People
A declaration made by the Revolutionaries to continue meeting until a new constitution was created.
Tennis Court Oath
Businessmen and Lawyers were part of this estate.
The Third Estate
This person became the dictator of France after the Revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleonic Code
Why were the French People upset with the Monarchy's spending habits?
They were spending money on lavish parties, expensive clothes/fashion all while the French People starved
Women led this historic revolt where they attempted to kill the Queen.
The Women's March on Versailles
Who was completely outside of the estate system?
The King
Woman from a chocolate-making family of the Third Estate who organized many feminist organizations of the time.
Pauline Leon
This document reinstituted slavery in French Colonies
Napoleonic Code
The Revolutionaries gained more support after:
The King's army slaughtered a group of revolutionary protestors.
How did Napoleon gain control of the government?
He and his troops intimidated and dissolved the Directory.