These two political groups had conflicts over the reform of the tax system that further led to the french revolution.
What is the Monarchy and Nobility?
100
This was created as a solution the monarchy’s financial crisis abd consisted of the nobles, clergy and the rest of the population which is better known as the Third Estate.
What is the Call of the Estate General?
100
This street was well known for having “Hack-Writers” who increased public opinion.
What is Grub Street?
100
This King of France summoned the Estates General and caused the country to plunge into severe debt.
Who is Louis XVI?
100
These two new models of government were created as a result of the Revolution.
What is Representative and Authoritarianism?
200
This ruler was seen as ineffective and angered many before and during the French Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI?
200
This prison was a symbol of power and the monarchy’s dictatorial rule and was attacked by a mob for the huge ammunition storages kept inside.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
200
This government took power over the national assembly and declared France a republic.
What is the National Convention?
200
This mans was a member of the Legislative Assembly and National Convention whose followers would eventually become known as Girondins.
Who is Jacques-Pierre Brissot?
200
This religious authority declined as an outcome of the French Revolution.
What is the church?
300
These two social groups were hostile to each other which contributed to the oncoming Revolution.
What is the Aristocracy and Bourgeoisie? (High class and middle class)
300
This was the pledge by the third estate "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established."
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
300
This took place in the summer of 1789 when the peasants revolted against the higher classes, burning and killing the nobility.
What is the Great Fear?
300
This queen of France was married to Louis XVI and was executed with him in 1793.
Who is Marie-Antoinette?
300
This job became an honorable profession.
What is Business?
400
The Agrarian Crisis was a series of riots caused after a shortage of this/
What is food/crops?
400
This period of time was organized by Maximilien Robespierre and called for the execution of potential enemies of the radical Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
400
This prison held gunpowder and was raided by the third estate to help protect them from the backlash of the nobility. This prison became great symbol for the French Revolution
What is Bastille?
400
This person helped reorganize the failing war effort against Austria and Prussia which earned them one of the first seats in the Directory.
Who is Lazare Carnot?
400
Socio-economic changes allowed the lower class (peasants) to own this.
What is land?
500
The writers of Grub Street Caused the French revolution by increasing the influence of this type of opinion.
What is public opinion?
500
This event marks the end of the Reign of Terror.
What is the death of Maximilien Robespierre?
500
This contraption was used on the population of France during the French Revolution to execute people by beheading them.
What is the guillotine?
500
This man was the general of finance in France and proposed a daring plan to shift the French tax burden from the poor to wealthy nobles and businessmen.
Who is Charles De Calonne?
500
These rules were extended after the French Revolution, one of which allowed people to be equal before law.