Causes of the Revolution
Name three long term causes of the French Revolution.
What did the third estate do during the Estates General? (bonus +50 if you can name exactly where they went to do so)
They declared themselves a national assembly/drew up a draft of a new consititution. Bonus: King Louis's royal tennis court
Who was executed at the start of the radical phase?
King Louis XVI
What extremely important figure to the Revolution, especially the radical phase, was executed in the summer of 1974?
Robespierre
Who was King up to the start of the Revolution?
Who made up the three estates? Name one major inequality between them.
The clergy, the nobility, the common people. Unfiar representation in court, financial inequality, etc.
What was famously stormed upon in 1789?
Bastille
What was the main purpose of the new (2nd) constitution?
Abosished the monarchy and established the republic
What comittee was established around late 1973-1974?
The Committee of Public Safety
Name three of the (four total) phases of the French Revolution(s)
Existing Monarchy/System, Moderate Phase, Radical Phase, Reactionary Phase
Name three major causes of the financial crisis in France.
Bad harvest, the american revolution, King Louis's spending, other debts, population spike, etc.
What led to the Women's March on Versailles?
Continued food shortages and inflation
The creation of what entity can be considered a major spark (or even the start) of the radical phase? (bonus +200 if you can tell me the exact day it was created)
The French Republic. Bonus: September 22nd, 1792
What kind of people were executed during the Radical Phase? About how many people were executed? (Bonus for +200: Who is associated with the widespread use of the guillotine?)
What event (a collection of people) was a major spark for the revolution?
The Estates General
What two major freedoms were notably restricted in France? (i will have some leeway with this one)
The Decleration of Rights of Man and Citizen. It contained basic rights for every French citizen.
In order to "save" the Republic in August of 1793, what was decreed. (Bonus +100 for what it was saving the Republic from)
What "campaign" start as part of the plan to meet the domestic crisis in France? Who is attributed to this (and many other parts of the revolution)?
The Reign of Terror, attributed to Robespierre
Who spearheaded the French Revolution? (especially present during the radical phase)
Robespierre
What was the name of the type of government that was formed in 1971 after the (1st) new constitution?
Constitutional Monarchy
Who died near the start of the Radical Phase and served as a Martyr and driving force for the revolutionaries?
(about) how many people made up the French Revolutionary army by September of 1795?
1,169,000 people (wow thats alot)
In Paris, what cathedral was established and given a title of high honor, and what was that title? (if you get only one part that is +300)
The cathedral of Notre Dame was established as the Temple of Reason