Social Heirarchy
Three distinct social classes
Estates
In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General primarily to
raise taxes to pay off growing debt.
Marie Antoinette was the wife of which French monarch?
Louis XVI
In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France
a republic.
The French people welcomed Napoleon because?
he promised order after the chaos of the Revolution.
1 of 3 social class - Clergy and 1%
1st Estate
Name something that contributed to France’s financial crisis?
Bad Harvests
Deficit Spending
War
The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT
equal rights for women
King's palace of France
Versailles
Historians believe that one of Napoleon’s greatest impacts is
the Napoleonic Code
Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had
a high tax burden and little political power
The outbreak at the Bastille released a wave of peasant violence throughout France called the
the Great Fear
What did the National Assembly vow in the Tennis Court Oath?
to draft a fair and just constitution for France
Prison stormed by mob
Bastille
After his final defeat by British and Prussian forces in June 1815, Napoleon was imprisoned on the island of
St. Helena
Who was the 2nd Estate made up of
1 of 3 social class - Nobility and little tax
The nobility’s main source of income was
feudal dues collected from peasants
The leader of the Reign of Terror was
Maximilien Robespierre.
Government spending more money than it takes in due to borrowing? (one of the economic problems in France)
deficit spending
The Congress of Vienna
redrew the map of Europe, and restored the monarchy.
1 of 3 social class - 97% of people
3rd Estate
Commoners-the bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, and urban populace-made up which estate in France?
the Third Estate
An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as
the Reign of Terror
In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were
Executed via the Guillotine
How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?
It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law.