Causes
Also known as the First Estate, they owned 10% of the land and did not have to pay certain taxes.
Clergy
This was a prison that commoners stormed in search of food and weapons
The Bastille
Why did countries like Austria and Prussia oppose the rising revolutionaries in France?
Concerned the unrest would spill over into their countries and wanted to protect their monarchies
The National Convention gave ultimate power to this group, led by Robespierre
Committee of Public Safety
What was the executive branch of the new government after Robespierre's death? Hint: it was very corrupt and didn't work!
The Directory
If you were a commoners, what estate were you a part of?
Third Estate
This document was issued by the National Assembly and laid out the basic principles of the French Revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Violence and the distruction of the monarchy happened during this phase of the Revolution.
Radical Phase
Robespierre was first against the death penalty, but then used this device to help kill thousands of people who went against his ideas.
Guillotine
Before becoming the dictator, what was Napoleon?
A very popular general
What was the name of the king and queen during the French Revolution? (must get "number" correct)
King Louis XVI and Maria Antoinette
How did King Louis initially respond to the Bastille and other insurrections?
He did nothing and tried to ignore the problems.
Why did the people and leaders of France continually look for "scapegoats"?
Because they were still losing the war and economy wasn't getting any better.
Which group of people were spared from death during the Reign of Terror?
No one!
Where and how did Napoleon fail the first time?
Russia: scorched earth tactics and cold weather
Because the Estates General was unfair, the Third Estate broke away and formed what?
National Assembly
Louis XVI and the royal family had to return to Paris after this major event.
Women's March to Versailles
Jean-Paul Marat encouraged the eruption of fear and violence in Paris that killed thousands of people, known as...
September Massacres
Robespierre tried to change French society into a Republic of Virtue. Name 2 changes that he made.
Language
Religion
Slavery
Price of Goods
Education
Napoleon escaped from exile, but was eventually defeated again at this famous battle.
Waterloo
Wars and spending of the King/Queen
True or False: The first attempt at a new constitution in France still kept the king in power by creating a Constitutional Monarchy
True!
What does "regicide" mean?
Execution of the King
When did the Reign of Terror come to an end?
When Robespierre himself was condemned and executed
After the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, people become more and more tied to their country. This is called...
Nationalism