People
Major Events
Vocab
Reign of Terror
Misc
100
He lead the coup that overthrew the directory and crowned himself emperor which subsequently led to the end of the French Revolution.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
100
This was the beginning of what is now known as the Reign of Terror.
What is the execution of Marie Antoinette?
100
The new government of France that consisted of five men and a two house legislature that was eventually overthrown by Napoleon.
What is the Directory?
100
How most people were executed during this period of time.
What is the guillotine?
100
This is the amount of estates in the estates general.
What is three estates?
200
He wrote the pamphlet “What is the Third Estate?” and was a primary leader of the third estate.
Who is Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès?
200
This Revolutionary turning point occurred when 20,000 people attacked the palace that was home to King Louis XVI and the legislative assembly.
What is the attack on the Tuileries Palace?
200
This period of time was organized by Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety and called for the execution of potential enemies of the radical Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
200
This Queen was executed during this period of time.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
200
This is what it’s called when a government spends more money than it makes.
What is Deficit Spending?
300
He helped spread Republican ideas through their newspaper, "the Friend of the People".
Who is Jean Paul Marat?
300
This event occurred after the decision that King Louis XVI was still the king and resulted in a massacre.
What is the Champ de Mars massacre?
300
A name for the French middle class.
What is Bourgeois?
300
This royal man was found guilty of treason and sentenced to be executed.
Who is King Louis XVI?
300
These are the years that the French Revolution started and ended.
When is 1789 and 1790?
400
She is the heroine who assassinated Marat because she thought it would stop all the violence.
Who is Charlotte Corday?
400
A women's march from Paris to Versailles in the hopes to get bread for it was too expensive for them to buy.
What is the March on Versailles?
400
The separation of classes in pre-revolutionary France.
What is the Estates General
400
The Reign of Terror came to an end when this man was arrested and executed.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
400
This national Holiday takes place on July 14th and is named after the storming of a prison during the French Revolution.
What is Bastille Day?
500
He called for the execution of over 40,000 who he assumed did not agree with him and cause what is known as the Reign of Terror?
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
500
This began with the coup that overthrew the directory led to the end of the French Revolution.
What is the rise of Napoleon?
500
One of the three estates that consisted of mostly commoners and a majority of France's population. This estate eventually broke off from the other two and became the National Assembly.
What is the Third Estate
500
This five man group took control of France after the end of this period.
What is the Directory?
500
This social system that helped the nobility gain land for military service was abolished after many peasant revolts.
What is Feudalism?
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