Enlightenment
How did Enlightenment ideas directly inspire revolutions in America or France?
They encouraged people to challenge absolute monarchy and demand rights and representative government.
What was the pre-revolutionary social system of France called?
What is the Estates System
What is the period called when many individuals were executed by the guillotine?
What is the Reign of terror
The group is an Estate and it is another name for the Church
Who is the Clergy
What Revolution most strongly influenced the French Revolution?
The American Revolution
What are natural rights as John Locke said it?
What is life, liberty, and property
What meeting was called to address the economic crisis in France?
What is the Estates-General
What event on July 14, 1789, is often seen as the symbolic start of the French Revolution?
What is the storming of the Bastille
This person was the King of France during the Revolution
Who is King Louis XVI (16th)
What type of government do most revolutions aim to gain?
What is a democracy
Enlightenment thinkers used what over Faith during this time?
What is Reason and Logic
The people of France walked out of the Estates General and then called themselves what?
What is the National Assembly
What happened during the Women’s March on Versailles in 1789? (what did they demand the King and Queen to do)
What is move to Paris
This person was known for her lavish spending and was the wife of King Louis XVI (16th)
Who is Marie Antoinette
Who were the American colonists fighting against in the American Revolution?
What is Great Britain
How did Montesquieu believe government power should be divided? (give specific names)
What is three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
What two reason was France in Debt?
1. From supporting America in the American Revolution
2. The King and Queen's bad spending habits
What important document was written by the National Assembly outlining what they wanted for France's government?
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This person was a radical Jacobin leader who led the Reign of Terror
Who is Robespierre
Which country did Mexico fight for independence from?
What is Spain
Who believed people are naturally selfish? And believed people needed to follow a Social Contract.
What is Thomas Hobbes
What was it called when the King is chosen by God?
What is Divine Right
Reforms to the Church know as the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, reformed the Church in what three main ways?
1. Land was seized and sold to peasants
2. Officials had to elected
3. They now had to pay taxes
This person had a foundational role in modern economics and influenced economic thought and policy
Who is Adam Smith
Which country did the people of Haiti fight against during the Haitian Revolution?
What is France