People
Who was the king of France? He was indecisive and not a very good ruler
King Louis XVI
What was the time of the massive killing of anyone who was even remotely in favor of the monarchy
The great terror
The Storming of the Bastille sparked what event to occur
French Revolution
What happened to the King and Queen of France
they were beheaded
This document is similar to the US Declaration of Independence and the English Bill of Rights
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Who was the Queen of France during the revolution? She spent a large amount of money on clothes and crazy hairdos and was from Austria
Marie Antoinette
These two groups paid no taxes
Clergy and Nobels (1st & 2nd Estates)
How did most people in France feel about the Queen
they hated her
Which individual said "Let them eat cake?"
Marie Antoinette
This group, led by Robespierre, had 12 members and was created to allow the revolution to survive during a crisis. It also created revolutionary tribunals to try people quickly
Committee of Public Safety
Had to pay 100% of the taxes
3rd estate or average citizens
Who was NOT mentioned in the Declaration of the Rights of Man
the King
A doctor wanted a way to kill people more humanely, so he created a beheading machine called the
guillotine
Two of the reasons that the revolution began
the people wanted equal taxes and voting
How did the death of Robespierre affect the revolution and the great terror
It marked an end to the great terror
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, at one time was against the death penalty, a lawyer, for equal rights
Maximilien Robespierre
How did France helping out America during our revolution impact the economy of France
they went into dept
During the Great terror, about how many people were beheaded altogether (total)
Between 16,000 and 40,000
In order for people to vote after the war, what had to happen
they had to pay taxes
The French Revolution ended all of these but one. Which one?
Feudalism
Monarchy
death penalty
Church power
death penalty