This group of people consisted of the first estate
Who is the clergy
100
The country that Marie Antoinette is from
What is Austria?
100
He was the publisher of a newspaper that encouraged radical change. He was seen as a hero of the revolution after his killing while he was taking a medicinal bath
Who is Marat?
100
The national razor is the nickname given to this death machine that is invented during the Revolution.
What is the guillotine?
100
A group of 5 men called that ruled France that Napoleon seized power from
What is the directory?
200
This group of people made up the second estate
What is the nobility?
200
The magnificent palace that King Louis XIV built just outside of Paris, which would cost the equivalent of $5 billion in today's money.
What is Versailles?
200
He was known as a brilliant young commader who seized power in France, thus ending the revolution.
Who is Napoleon?
200
This French policy making body would be similar to Congress or Parliament. It was formally known as the Estates General before changing its name during the Revolution
What is the National Assembly
200
The type of takeover Napoleon used to seize power in France
What is a coup' d' etat?
300
What estate paid all the taxes in prerevolutionary France?
Who is the 3rd Estate
300
The type of government France had before the revolution
What is Absolute Monarchy?
300
She championed women's rights by saying the Declaration of the Rights of Man should have equal rights for women as well as men.
Who is Olympia De Gouges?
300
Radicals that wanted even more change and opposed the Girondins
Who were the Jacobins?
300
This event on July 14, 1789 is considered the start of the Revolution.
What is the storming of the Bastille?
400
This educated 'Middle Class" group included doctors and business owners that were taxed the heaviest become of their high incomes
Who are Bourgeoisie?
400
This was the Queen of France's nickname because of her frivolous spending - Madame _______________?
What is Deficit
400
She was a queen known for lavish spending and outrageous hair-dos.
Who is Marie Antoinette
400
The official religion of France which saw their land taken away and eventually had their churches torn down during the latter portion of the revolution
What is Catholicism?
400
This period -known as "The Age of Reason" - inspired both the American and French Revolutions because of ideas from people such as Locke, Monty, Voltaire and Becarria.
What is the Enlightenment?
500
Aristocratic priviliges in France were known as this
What are Relics of Feudalism?
500
This is the reason that for the first time in 175 years a meeting of the Estates General was called
What is to raise taxes (financial crisis)
500
He led the "Reign of Terror," sending over 40,000 to death.
Who is Robespierre?
500
This estate had the most people sent to death during the Reign of Terror
What is the 3rd Estate?
500
These two countries were fighting with France while the Revolution was taking place