Causes
This revolution inspired the French people because they were fighting for the same rights and they realized overthrowing a monarchy was possible.
American
At this meeting, the estates met to talk about the issues within France. The 3rd estate demanded equal voting rights but were denied them. They decided to start their own government.
Estates General
People who desired lots of change were part of this ideology, people who wanted no change were part of this ideology.
Radical, conservative
This estate consisted of the most deaths during the Reign of Terror.
3rd Estate
The chaos and panic among many in the 3rd estate took place in this part of France.
Information in France was more quickly spread for these reasons (2).
Newspapers, urbanization
The King and Queen of France decided to ditch France but were caught in this city.
Groups of people (parties) that have their own beliefs and goals, often at the expense of people who do not think like them.
Factions
These were the leaders of the Reign of Terror.
Marat, Robespierre
These were causes of the Great Fear. (2)
The 1st and 2nd estate had this privilege. The 3rd estate wasn't so lucky.
Didn't pay taxes
The new revolutionary government went to their typical meeting place where locked out. They went down the road to this place. Here they decided they would not disband until a new constitution of France was created.
Tennis Court
This political party of France was for a constitutional monarchy and were more moderate.
Feuillants
These were some reasons for the Reign of Terror.
Foreign threats, internal threats, struggles of the people, ideologies of the politicians/journalists.
August
Peasants spent about this percentage of their income on bread.
60-80%
French revolutionaries were made aware that the king was sending an army to France. They needed weapons and stormed this place to get them. The governor of the prison would be decapitated and paraded through town.
Bastille
This group of people was named after this because they sat high above the rest of their colleagues. They were the leaders behind the Reign of Terror.
Mountain
Bad actors
This conspiracy theory claimed that the wealthy were hoarding food and the reason for poor harvests.
The people in France became enlightened and no longer used religion to explain the world around them. Rather, they used reason and logic to explain things.
Sucular
At this Frenchly worded massacre, National Guardsmen fired upon "radical" san culottes (working class), killing 50 people.
Champ De Mars
This was the main (umbrella) political club/party of the French Revolution. Lots of political parties would branch off of them.
Jacobins
This law allowed anyone who was deemed an enemy of the revolution to be charged. You could be charged for your words, actions, hoarding goods, and even for addressing people inappropriately.
This event caused panic in the countryside because the peasants thought they would be blamed for it.
Explosion of the lords home.