Dates
What year did the French Revolution begin and end?
1789-1794
What charges were LOUIS XVI and Marie Antoinette accused of?
Treason
What battle was Napoleon defeated at?
Battle of Waterloo 1815
Translate 'nobleza'
Nobility
What were the 3 estates of the estates general?
First Estate - Clergy
Second Estate - Nobility
Third Estate - Common people/peasants
When did the Storming of the Bastille happen?
July 14, 1789
This woman was a political activist during the French Revolution who fought for Women's Rights. She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen
Olympes de Gouges
What is the name of the historical event where revolutionaries attacked a French State Prison?
Storming of the Bastille
Who were 'Peasants'?
Common people/campesinos
What is the name of a Human Civil Rights Document that was passed by the National Assembly?
Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen of 1789
What year was LOUIS XVI executed?
1793
Queen of France who was married to LOUIS XVI?
Marie Antoinette
What was the Reign of Terror?
Period during the French Revolution where many members of the aristocracy were executed by guillotine.
What is the Enlightenment?
Ilustración
-An intellectual and philosophical movement that promoted the use of reason and rational thinking in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.
French people protested the shortage of what common food?
¿Los franceses protestaron por la escasez de qué alimento común?
Bread
What year was France's new Constitution created?
1791
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
Powerful revolutionary leader of the Reign of Terror
How was power divided in the Estates-General meeting?
First Estate had a voting advantage despite the Third Estate representing most of the population, voting was based on social power not by numbers
Bancarrota in English
Bankruptcy
Who were the 'Sans-Culottes'?
The common people of the lower classes who became 'radical' members of the French Revolution in response to their poor quality of life. They wanted a democratic government and used violence and intimidation to bring political change.
What year did the Brumaire Coup (Brumario) begin?
1799
Who created the Consulate after the Directory government?
Napolean Bonaparte
What was a consequence of the Storming of the Bastille? (Many options)
-Abolition of the Old Regime
-Creation of a new Constitutional Monarchy
-Execution of LOUIS XVI and Marie Antoinette
What is "Uprising"?
Levantamiento
What name was given to the period of Napoleonic rule?
Napoleonic era