Revolutionaries
Who is Robespierre
When radical Parisian crowds gathered and called for a republic in 1791, Lafayette's actions effectively ruined his revolutionary reputation. Those actions were resulted in the
Champ de Mars massacre
When a national draft was enacted in 1793, this entire region of western France rose in revolt against the government in Paris
what is the Vendee
What is Active and Passive
French society - from the Middle Ages onward - was defined in a three part system that divided people into...
Those who pray, those who fight, those work
This famously gregarious revolutionary was a powerful orator, lawyer and known for his love of women, wine and food
This ominous natural event coincided with the opening of the Terror on September 5, 1793
What is a solar eclipse
When counterrevolutionaries in THIS CITY surrendered it to the British, the shock in Paris was so great that it led directly to the call for Terror on September 5, 1793
What is Toulon
This joyous first anniversary of the Bastille (July 14, 1790) - held on the Champ de Mars - represented a high point of sorts for unity and good feelings throughout the Revolution as a whole
What is the Feast of the Federation
This early revolutionary document served as the French counterpart of sorts to the American Declaration of Independance
This long-haired young revolutionary firebrand earned early fame for riling up crowds at an outdoor Paris cafe to Storm the Bastille
Who was Camille Demoulin
In stark contrast to the papacy's power during the Revolutionary period, this medieval pope arguably enjoyed the greatest authority - both spiritual and secular - of any Catholic pope in history
When news concerning the Fall of Verdun reached Paris in the fall of 1792, a series of paranoia-driven atrocities occurred throughout the city - particularly against prisoners - for several days which were collectively called
The September Massacres
The Assignat
When the Women's March (Oct 5-6, 1789) reached Versailles, a delegation of women were allowed to meet with Louis XVI. When the spokeswoman Pierrette Chabry approached the king, THIS happened
She fainted at his feet.
The greatest painter of the period, this artist was both a fervent revolutionary and a pragmatic survivor (given his later willingness to work for Napoleon!)
Who was David
This is the collective title given to the series of acts - early in the Revolution - in which nobles competed with another in giving up their rights and privledges
What were the "August Decrees"
This was the name of the famous court in Paris which tried counterrevolutionaries for treason; it would become more and more of a "kangaroo court" as the year of the Terror evolved
What is the Revolutionary Tribunal
During this period, these two religious minorities in France were finally given full social, religious and political rights by the National Assembly
Who are Jews and Protestants
Slavery in THIS French colonial possession in particular proved a conspicuously hypocritical point of contention for the early Revolutionaries and it remained legal there until finally abolished during the radical phase of the Terror
What is Haiti
This unofficial leader of the Girondin was one of the loudest voices for preemptive war against Austria in 1792; he was later guillotined along with them when the war he had pushed so hard for started to go bad
Who was Brissot
This 23 year old woman from Caen snuck into Paris in 1793 and killed the "People's Friend" Marat in his bathtub
Who was Charlotte Corday
The 1793 purging of the Girondin deputies from the National Convention sparked THIS SERIES of revolts throughout French cities by citizens who disliked the inordinate gathering or power by Parisian mobs over the national government. Ironically enough, this term in France had the OPPOSITE meaning of its use in American politics...
What were the Federalist Revolts
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy - the first major misstep of the Revolution - planted seeds of discord due to its new requirements for all Catholic priests. These 2 requirements for all new priests enraged many traditional-minded French Catholics
Robespierre's credibility during the Reign of Terror in regard to THESE TWO MATTERS was very high because - ironically - he fervently opposed both earlier in the Revolution
What is Preemptive War and the Death Penalty