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What was the name of the march when angry French women traveled to Versailles to demand bread and bring the royal family back to Paris?
What is the Bread Marches
What was the name of the radical political group that believed the Revolution needed to go further?
What is the Jacobins
Who was the king of France at the beginning of the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
What type of conflict broke out within France as different groups fought for control?
What is Civil wars
Who was most likely to be targeted during the Reign of Terror?
Who are people suspected of being enemies of the Revolution?
What event took place when members of the Third Estate promised not to separate until France had a constitution?
What is the Tennis Court Oath
What was the name of the more moderate political group that wanted to establish law and order?
What is Girondins
What device was used to execute King Louis XVI?
What is Guillotine
What organization was created in 1793 to help protect France during the Revolution?
What is Committee of Public Safety
What happened to Robespierre in July 1794, helping bring the Reign of Terror to an end?
What is Executed
What famous prison was stormed by French citizens in 1789, marking the beginning of the French Revolution?
What is the Bastille
Which political group gained control of the National Convention in 1793?
What is Jacobins
In what year was King Louis XVI executed?
What is 1793
What was the name of the period when the revolutionary government used fear, arrests, and executions against suspected enemies?
What is Regin of Terror
What was the main goal of the Reign of Terror?
What is protecting the French Revolution from its enemies?
What was the name of the new representative government created during the French Revolution?
What is National Convention
What was the name of the leader of the Jacobins
What is Maximillian Robespierre
Why did many French citizens lose trust in King Louis XVI after his attempted escape?
They believed he did not support the Revolution and might be working with foreign powers against France.
How many people died during the reign of Terror?
What is 17,000
Why did some French citizens begin turning against Robespierre?
They believed Robespierre's government had become too harsh and used too much violence.
What was the name of the document that gave French citizens rights and challenged the absolute monarchy?
What is the Declaration of the rights of man and citizen
When the national convention put King Louis XVI on trial, there were 720 jury members making their decision for what to do with him. How many voted to execute him?
What is 361
What was the name of the failed escape attempt when King Louis XVI and his family tried to leave France?
What is the Flight to Varennes
What is the term for a sudden attempt by a small group to overthrow a government and take control?
What is a coup d'état?
hat law made it easier for people suspected of opposing the Revolution to be arrested and punished?
What is the Law of 22 Prairial?