Events
This is probably the most important event in the French Revolution. It is celebrated today as a national holiday in France.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
What group had the least amount of power, but had the highest population
Who are the Third Estate
This Cause of the French Revolution was shared with the American Revolution
What is high/unfair taxes?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
The Third Estate was mainly upset about having to be the only ones who...
What is pay taxes?
The invention of this device was to play a major role during the revolution
What is the Guillotine?
How many votes were each estate allowed at the Estates General
What is one vote
This cause of the Revolution was thanks to irresponsible spending by King Louis XVI on things such as wars and his Royal Court
What is Debt/bankruptcy
He was the man responsible for the "Reign of Terror"
Who is Robespierre?
This term refers to a deep love of a country or nation
What is nationalism
This period lasted for about one year during which many people lost their heads in the guillotine
What was the Reign of Terror?
This individual oversees the three Estates
Who is the king
This Estate walked out of the Estates-General Meeting and formed the National Assembly. What document did they issue?
What is the Declaration of the rights of man and of citizen
Nobles and Royalty made up this Estate
What is the 2nd Estate?
King Louis XIV built a massive palace here...
What is Versailles?
This high price of bread was among the reasons that this event happened in the October of 1789 and as a result the Royal family was forced out of Versailles and into Paris.
What was the Women's March?
This meeting the the estates was the first in over 150 years
What is the Estates General
Limited government, natural rights and freedom of speech were ideas from the _____________ that surely contributed to the revolution
What is the Enlightenment
She was Louis XVI's wife
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This was radical political party who had Robespierre as one of their leaders
What are the Jacobins?
The Third Estate broke away from the Estates-General and formed the National Assembly. They swore an oath to create a constitution. This oath was called...
The Tennis Court Oath
This estate had the smallest population
What is the first estate
The Rising cost of this popular food item led to many peasants to be angered
What is bread
With the reign of terror over, this moderate group ran the country
What is the Directory?
This member of the Royal couple was first to be executed by Guillotine
Who is King Louis XVI