Figures
Who was the head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
Maximillian Robespierre
Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution and is celebrated every year on the 14th of July in France?
The Storming of the Bastille
What was the name of the traditional assembly called by Louis XVI to address the France's ongoing crisis?
Estates-General
What was the new official device used for executions during the French Revolution?
Guillotine
Who was Jacques Louis-David?
Chief artist of the French Revolution
What was the name of the series of mass killings carried out by revolutionary mobs in many prisons throughout France in 1792?
September Massacres
What was the name of the first French Constitution of 1789, inspired by the Declaration of Independence?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
The pledge that the National Assembly made to create a new constitution for France
Who was the editor of the revolutionary newspaper "The Friend of the people"?
Jean-Paul Marat
What was the Thermidorian Reaction?
When moderates in the national convention executed Robespierre and seized control of the government
Who were the Girondins?
The faction in the national convention which opposed killing Louis XVI.
What were the three estates in the Estates-General (which portion of French society did each of them represent)?
First- Clergy/church
Second- Nobility
Third- People (everyone else)
Who was the revolutionary priest who advocated for the people to leave the Estates-General and form their own new government?
Abbe Sieyes
What happened when Louis tried to flee France with his family?
They were caught in the town of Varennes (Flight to Varennes)
Who were the Montagnards?
The faction in the national convention which supported killing Louis XVI.
What was the motto of the French Revolution?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (Brotherhood)
Who was Charlotte Corday?
The woman who murdered the editor of "The Friend of the people" in his bathtub
What was the Great Fear?
What was the name of the law passed by the revolutionary government which imposed new rules and restrictions on the Catholic church?
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
What was the name of the 5-man council that served as the executive branch after moderates seized control of the National Convention?
The Directory
Who was the great speaker and statesman who successfully urged many French citizens to join the military in support of the revolutionary cause?
Georges Danton
In what region did a revolt against the revolutionary government begin after the persecution of the Catholic church and implementation of the mandatory draft?
Vendee
What was the name of the radical group of French citizens who rejected the existence of the nobility entirely and showed this by refusing to wear clothing associated with the nobility?
Sans-culottes
What were the names of the two new religions that emerged in France in an effort to replace the influence of the Catholic Church?
Cult of Reason
Cult of the Supreme Being