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Name that Monarch
Which Estate?
Who did What?
100
The old social order in France, established in the Middle Ages.
What is "ancien regime?"
100
Government ruled by elected representatives instead of a monarch.
What is a "republic?"
100
Is rumored to have said the line "let them eat cake."
Who is Marie Antoinette?
100
Which estate do the clergy belong to?
The First Estate.
100
Called the Estates-General into session.
Who is King Louis XVI?
200
The name for the different social classes in France.
What is "estate?"
200
Nobles, clergy, and others who had fled France because of the revolution.
What are "emigres?"
200
King of France during right before and during the Revolution.
Who is King Louis XVI?
200
Which estate do the nobles belong to?
The Second Estate.
200
Financial expert who suggested taxing the clergy and nobles?
Who is Jacques Necker?
300
A list of complaints the different Estates brought to the Estates-General.
What is "cahier?"
300
Disagreeing groups of people.
What are "factions?"
300
King who had Versailles built.
Who is King Louis XIII?
300
Which estate do the bourgeoisie, rural peasants, and urban workers belong to?
The Third Estate.
300
Female journalist who rejected the National Assembly's Constitution and called for equality.
Who is Olympe de Gouges?
400
When a country spends more than it takes in.
What is "deficit spending?"
400
Panic made worse by famine and rumors.
What is the "Great Fear?"
400
King who originally plunged France deep into debt.
Who is King Louis XIV?
400
Which estate would a teacher belong to?
The First Estate.
400
Frenchman who fought in the American Revolution; head of the National Guard.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
500
Oath taken by the National Assembly saying that they would not leave Versailles until they created a Constitution.
What is "Estates-General?"
500
Working-class men and women; direct translation is "without breeches."
What are "sans-culottes?"
500
Monarch who was very easygoing, but still criticized and was afraid of the Revolution.
Who is Catherine the Great?
500
Which estate would a lawyer with the title of Duke belong to?
The Third Estate.
500
A radical revolutionary political club made up mostly of middle-class lawyers and intellectuals.
What are the "Jacobins?"
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