I am the main leader of the Jacobin party. I usher in the Reign of Terror. I was executed by guillotine on July 28 1794.
Who is Robespierre?
100
Delegates of the third estate were locked out of the Estates General, so they met at an alternative location where they vow to stay until a new constitution is written.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
100
The term used to describe French social classes before the revolution.
What is an estate?
100
An 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society.
What is the Enlightenment?
100
This was the number of Directors in the Directory
What is 5?
200
I am an Austrian archduchess. I love gambling and overspending on fashion. My nickname becomes "Madame Defecit." I was tried and executed for treason on October 16 1793.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
200
1793-1794; Robespierre virtually rules France as a dictator. The Declaration of the Rights of Man is suspended, and thousands are executed.
What is the Reign of Terror?
200
Name for the device that was used to execute thousands.
What is the guillotine?
200
This estate was made up of church people, known as this
What are the 1st Estate?
200
The French government that is overthrown by Napoleon.
What is the French Directory?
300
In January 1793, I am executed for treason against France (maybe because I was caught trying to escape). Later this year, the revolutionaries will also execute my wife.
Who is King Louis XVI?
300
July 14 1789; the first violent act of the revolution.
What is the storming of the Bastille?
300
Term for the middle class
Who are the Bourgeoisie?
300
This event across the ocean impacts the French in two ways. Louis XVI bankrupts France to support it, and it inspires the people of France to revolt.
What is the American Revolution?
300
Nobles, generally large land owners, make up this estate.
What is the 2nd estate?
400
At the end of the Revolution, I am chosen to lead a coup d'etat in France.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
400
Name for the group of people in government that are led by Robespierre and execute the Reign of Terror.
Who is the Committee for Public Safety?
400
A sudden seizure of political power in a nation (in France, led by Napoleon).
What is a coup d'etat?
400
Caused by poor harvests, the people don't have enough to eat. This is called a
What is a famine?
400
Similar to the Bill of Rights, this document spells out for the French many basic rights.
What is the Declaration of Rights and Man?
500
We rename ourselves this after we are locked out of the Estates General meeting and declare ourselves to be the true French government
Who are the National Assembly?
500
New government established after the Reign of Terror ends in 1794
What is the Directory?
500
Out of fear for their own safety, and because they were sick of all the killing, members of this political entity finally put an end to the Reign of Terror
What is the National Convention?
500
Because of this economic problem in France, the King was looking to raise taxes on his people.
What is debt?
500
Name of the radical political group that seizes power and is led by Robespierre