KEY EVENTS
Members of the Third Estate took this oath, promising to create a constitution.
What is the Tennis Court Oath
This radical leader became associated with the Reign of Terror.
Who is Maximilian Robespierre
A sudden overthrow of a government.
What is a revolution
This type of government replaced the monarchy after 1792.
What is a republic
This system divided French society into three groups, where the largest group had the least power
What is the Estate System (social inequality)?
This document stated that all men are born free and equal
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This king ruled France at the start of the Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI
The middle class in France.
What is the bourgeoisie
This document influenced future democracies and human rights laws.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This problem forced mostly the common people to pay high taxes while the wealthy were often exempt.
What is unfair taxation?
This event involved Parisian women marching to demand bread and bring the king back to Paris.
What is the Women’s March on Versailles
said the famous phrase ¨let them eat cake¨
who is Marie Antoinette
A period of extreme violence during the Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This general eventually rose to power after the Revolution.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
This crisis involved rising bread prices and hunger due to poor harvests.
What is the economic crisis/food shortages?
This marked the end of the monarchy and the start of a new government in 1792.
what is the Proclamation of the Republic
auto proclaimed itself emperor after the revolution
who is Napoleon Bonaparte
A device used for executions during the Revolution.
What is the guillotine?
The Revolution ended the power of this social class’s special privileges.
What is the nobility
This king’s weak leadership and poor decisions made people lose faith in the monarchy.
Who is Louis XVI?
This king of France was executed by guillotine in 1793.
Who is Louis XVI
This philosopher believed in the idea of the social contract.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A form of government where citizens vote for representatives.
What is a republic?
This idea spread across Europe as a result of the Revolution, encouraging people to challenge monarchies.
What is nationalism
These ideas, promoted by thinkers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, encouraged equality and citizens’ rights.
What are Enlightenment ideas?