Stages of a Revolution
The Three Estates
Causes and Effect
Who is ____?
Vocabulary
100
In the end, a strong leader emerges
What is Stage 5
100
This estate lost every vote to raise taxes in government
What is the 3rd Estate
100
With overspending by the king and little tax revenue, France's ______ continued to rise
What is debt
100
I am the leader of France, married to Marie Antoinette, and destroyerof the 3rd Estate
Who is King Louis XVI
100
Heads rolled off this execution contraption, used to kill 40,000 enemies of the French Revolution
What is the guillotine
200
After peaceful attempts, violence is used to bring about change
What is Stage 3
200
The estate made up of aristocrats and fiefs, living an easy life in France.
What is the 2nd Estate
200
These were very high on the 3rd Estate, while not paid by the other two
What are taxes
200
I am the leader of the violent times of the French Revolution. Some say I am even responsible for 40,000 heads rolling.
Who is M. Robespierre
200
Honoring the beginning of the French Revolution, this holiday is July 14th, symbolizing the takeover of the downtown Paris Prison
What is Bastille Day
300
An oppressed group identifies problems in society
What is Stage 1
300
Smallest of all the estates
What is 1st Estate
300
This government was ineffective in leading all three estates, intentionally harming the largest group of members.
What is the Estates-General
300
We are the group put in charge near the end of the French Revolution, but seeking unanimous agreement was inefficient and ineffective.
Who is the 5 Man Directory
300
A two year period beginning with the execution of Louis XVI and ending 40,000 deaths later, with the execution of Robespierre
What is the Reign of Terror
400
Revolutionaries seek peaceful changes in government
What is Stage 2
400
Estate made up of church leaders and clergy of the Catholic Church
What is the 1st Estate
400
While meeting at the tennis courts, members of the 3rd Estate wrote this as a list of ideas to base their new government on
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man
400
I was a military leader from an early age, and named myself First Consul of France
Who is Napoleon
400
Napoleon used this sudden military takeover of government to seize control of France
What is a coup d'etat
500
After so much violence, revolutionaries seek peace first, and change if possible.
What is Stage 4
500
Estate made up of wealthy merchants, middle class and peasants
What is 3rd Estate
500
Ideas of this era were successful in the American Revolution, and spread to France's 3rd Estate
What is the Enlightenment
500
We are the group of revolutionaries who used violence to maintain order through the Committee on Public Safety
Who are the Jacobins
500
This wealthy class of the 3rd Estate was made up of business owners and operators
What is the bourgeoisie
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