People
He was the King of France during the revolution.
King Louis XVI (16)
This was the lawmaking group of the French Government before the revolution. It was made up of three lawmaking bodies. Each had one vote!
The Estates General
The Third Estate Delegates then formed their own group to make laws and changes for the French People. What was the name of this new government???
The National Assembly
This is a place you did not want to find yourself at during the revolution. It was the form of public execution during the revolution.
The Guillotine
This device was given the nickname of the "National Razor"
The Guillotine.
She was the Queen of France during the revolution.
Queen Marie Antoinette
This was the Middle Class – a.k.a. ????????? (Bankers, factory owners, merchants, professionals, and skilled artisans)
The Bourgeoisie
The National Assembly adopted a new constitution, similar to the American Declaration of Independence...what was the name of this document??
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
This was the home to the king and the queen. A lavish palace about 12 miles outside of Paris
The Palace of Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles, began over the shortage of and the price of _______
BREAD...Hungry people are angry people
He was a brilliant leader of the revolution. He would eventually become too dangerous and would be executed.
Maximillen Robespeirre
More than 80% of this Estate were peasants. They paid about half their income in taxes, dues to the rich, or tithes to the church.
Third Estate
Goodbye National Assembly--Because of failures and economic problems, The National Assembly votes itself out of existence. and creates the...........??????
The National Convention
This group of revoloutionaries were often found in the streets of Paris protesting. They were common people who wore regular pants and nt the fancy "Knee Pants."
The Sans Culottes
Dictator--Robespierre governed France like a dictator, his reign became known as the _______________
Reign of Terror.
He would eventually become the military dictator after the revolution ended.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This privileged estate was made up of members of the church.
The First Estate
The _______________ set up by the National Convention to guard against foreign invaders of the revolution. Maximilien Robespierre was the leader. The executed a lot of people, so they weren't that safe :)
The Committee of Public Safety
The People of Paris broke into the prison called the ______________, a symbol of the monarchy’s oppression, to get weapons. This became a symbol of the revolution.
The Storming of the Bastille Day (July 14, 1789)
Marie Antoinette was ___ years old when she was married to the future king.
14, 15, or 16 years-old???
14 years-old...she became Queen when she was 19
He led a groupf of radicals called the Jacobins. He and his group were in favor for the execution of the monarchy.
Jean Paul Marat
This estate was the nobility, the aristocrats...the VERY RICH!! They owned 20% of the land but were only 2% of the population.
The Second Estate
End of the National Convention--The public turned against the government and created a new government called the __________.
The Directory.
This promise was reached by the The Third Estate delegates when they were locked out of their meeting room at the Palace of Versailles. They promised to stay united until they created a new constitution (document to create a new government) It was quite the sporting agreement!!
The Tennis Court Oath
How long was the French Revolution?
5, 10, 8 or 7 years??
10 years! From 89-1799