Vocab
Organizations
People
Events
Junk Section
100
people of noble birth who left France during the revolution to escape persecution.
Who are the Émigrés
100
Promise made by members of the National Assembly following being locked out of the Estates General
What is the Tennis Court Oath
100
The woman who supposedly uttered the famous words "let them eat cake"
Who is Marie Antoinette
100
These two war campaigns bankrupted the French Government.
What is the 1.Seven Years/ French and Indian War 2. American Revolution
100
Meaning to vote
What is sufferage
200
The killing machine engineered to make execution quick and with limited to no suffering.
What is the Guillotine
200
This group belong to the bourgeoisie but had more moderate views on how to reform the French government.
Who are the Girondins
200
This man was viewed as a martyr/ deity following his assassination by a young Girondin girl. He also owned a famous newspaper.
Who is Jean Paul Marat
200
After King Louis XVI tries to flee Revolutionary France in 1791 the new Constitution in France set up this type of government
What is a limited monarchy or a constitutional monarchy
200
The book of complaints that was brought to the king in the Estates General
What is cahiers
300
The event that marked the execution of many radical leaders of the French Revolution.
What is the White Terror
300
The people that made up the 1st and 2nd Estate
Who are Clergy and Nobility
300
This man rose to great power during the Revolution following Louis XVI death. He assumed a despotic like role in the Revolutionary government.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre
300
This decree/ declaration threatened that if Louis XVI was not returned to the throne, Paris will be attacked.
What is the Declaration of Pillnitz
300
This executive body existed after the fall of Maximilien Robespierre. It was plagued by corruption and financial mismanagement .
What is the Directory
400
What is form of government that was trying to be established in Revolutionary France.
What is a republic
400
A small organized group that is associated with a larger organized group.
What is a faction
400
Prominent member of the Jacobin Club this man wanted to bring the Jacobins and Girondins together.
What is Georges Danton
400
This event marked year one in revolutionary France
What is King Louis XVI execution
400
During the women's riot for grain, Parisian women stormed this place
What is the Palace of Versailles
500
Term used to refer to the old order in France "Estates system"
What is the Ancien Regime
500
organization charged with killing enemies of the revolution.
What is the Committee of Public Safety
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!! Olympe de Gouges, an author, wrote a document that criticizes members of the National Assembly for exempting women from the Declaration of Rights of Man. What is the name of the document?
What is the Declaration of Rights of Women and Citizen.
500
Describe the tricolor symbol that became the symbol for France and the Revolution.
What is French flag [Red, White and Blue]
500
The system of government that existed during the reign of King Louis XVI
What is Absolute monarchy
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