People To Know
radicals in the Legislative Assembly; mostly upper-middle class lawyers
Jacobins
the name for the old order of French society
ancien regime
Word meaning “not religious"
secular
Many people saw the Bastille as a symbol of
a. freedom. c. social classes.
b. tyranny. d. wealth.
B
How did European monarchs and nobles feel about the French Revolution?
a. They opposed it because they feared revolution would spread.
b. They supported it because it weakened France.
c. They supported it because they held Enlightenment ideals.
d. They supported it because they wanted Europe to be democratic.
a. They opposed it because they feared revolution would spread.
he proposed taxing the nobles and clergy
Jacques Necker
term for a social class in France
estates
The right to vote
suffrage
The Third Estate was
made up of nobles and soldiers.
the smallest of the estates.
not required to pay taxes.
the largest of the estates.
the largest of the estates.
How did the National Assembly hope to pay off the national debt?
a. by borrowing money c. by taxing bread
b. by selling royal palaces d. by selling Church lands
c. by taxing bread
resisted the ideas of the Declaration of the Rights of Man; attempted to flee France but was captured and later beheaded
Louis XVI
the middle class in France
bourgeoisie
To incorporate, especially land, into one’s nation or kingdom
annex
The economic crisis in France was caused by?
A. the failure of several economic reforms.
B. bad harvests, deficit spending, and costly wars.
C. the policies of Jacques Necker.
D. the policies of the Estates-General.
bad harvests, deficit spending, and costly wars.
What was the goal of the mass levy of early 1793?
to pay for the king’s defense
to erase traces of the old order
to abolish slavery
to raise money for the war effort
to raise money for the war effort
Austrian-born wife of French monarch who lived a lavish lifestyle
Marie Antoinette
working class revolutionaries who wore long pants “without breeches” and who demanded a republic
sans-culottes
To step down, especially concerning a government position like that of an emperor
abdicate
What happened after the Tennis Court Oath?
a. The king attacked the Bastille.
b. The National Assembly demanded weapons and gunpowder.
c. Royal troops gathered around Paris.
d. The cahiers were published.
b. The National Assembly demanded weapons and gunpowder.
To deal with threats to France, the Convention created:
the Directory
the Committee of Public Safety
the Revolutionary Assembly
the National Assembly
the National Assembly
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety; responsible for the execution of some 40,000 Frenchmen
Maximillian Robespierre
Pride in one’s country
Nationalism
Policy the Russians used against Napoleon in an effort to leave the French without supplies and food
scorched-earth
What kind of government did the Constitution of 1791 set up?
a. a republic c. an absolute monarchy
b. a democracy d. a limited monarchy
d. a limited monarchy
The chief goals of the Congress of Vienna were to
a. make Vienna the capital of Europe and restore peace.
b. preserve peace through a balance of power and restore monarchies.
c. promote legitimacy and increase trade on the Rhine River.
d. strengthen the British navy and create a balance of power in Europe.
b. preserve peace through a balance of power and restore monarchies.