Important Figures
Was the Ruler of France at the time of the Revolution
King Louis XVI
This Estate made up 97% of the Population and owned 50% of the land
3rd Estate
This assembly was called by the King and had not met in 175 years
Name of the political body that ruled France during the Reign of Terror
The Committee of Public Safety
The basic reason(s) the French revolution began
Food Shortages and imbalance of power in government
Invented the National Razor
Joseph Ignace Guillotin
Known as the middle class
Bourgeoisie
The name the 3rd Estate gave themselves when King Louis locked them out
The National Assembly
What was the main purpose of the Committee of Public Safety
To protect France from enemies foreign and Domestic
What was the Nickname of Robespierre, which he got because he always put the people of France first
The Incorruptible
Was the former member of the Austrian Royal Family, and famous for something she did not say
Marie Antoinette
This class rarely had to pay taxes only on special occasions
2nd Estate
The Document that was created from the Tennis Court Oath
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
This many people were executed by Guillotine during the Reign of Terror
Over 16,000
The Name of Jean - Paul Marat's Newspaper
The Friend of the People
Leader of the Jacobin political party
Maximilien Robespierre
The "rent" that peasants would owe to land owners
Feudal Dues
This event marked the Start of the Revolution
Storming of the Bastille
Event where people of Paris stormed into the Prisons and slaughtered the Prisoners
September Massacre
This is the event that forced the King and Queen to move back to Paris
Women's March on Versailles
Was the original head of the Committee of Public Safety
George Danton
This Estate was able to collect a Tithe
1st Estate
This event marked the end of the Reign of Terror
Execution of Robespierre
Many people (Specifically Mothers) thought this event may be the revolution going too far
The French Revolution tried to demolish this institution as it was part of the Ancien regime
Catholic Church