Inspirations and Influences
of the French Revolution
of the French Revolution
This North American Revolution was inspirational to the French
American Revolution
What was the Political Cause of the French Revolution? (Hint: What type of government ruled France before the Revolution)
Absolutism/ Absolute Monarchy
Place where the Third Estate took an oath:
Tennis Court at Versailles
Who was the Leader of the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon went against the the ideals of the French Revolution by
Declaring himself emperor
This Revolution Featured Reason, Logic and Experimentation
Scientific Revolution
What was the economic cause of the French revolution?
Taxation
National Assembly Oath to create a New:
Government/ Constitution
The death of this person started the Reign of Terror?
King Louis XVI
Napoleon was a General, Emperor, or French
All
Life, Liberty Property: These ideals belong to which Enlightened Thinker?
John Locke
Identify the THREE ESTATES:
1st - Clergy
2nd - Nobles
3rd - Middle class, bourgeoisie, peasants
What is the contract between people and the government called?
A Constitution
What instrument of execution was made famous during the Reign of Terror?
Guillotine
A Coup d'état is:
A sudden seizure of power
A sudden take over
A sudden power grab
All of the above
All of the above
Name two Enlightenment ideas:
Three natural Rights
Freedom of Speech
1st Amendment
separation of powers
Democracy
Life, liberty, property
This event is considered the start of the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille
Robespierre was the leader of the Reign of Terror: True or False?
True
During the Reign of Terror, you needed to prove that you were a Radical or loyal to the King?
Radical
What did Napoleon Provide for France?
Stability
The idea of Separation of powers into three branches is a system of? When one branch cannot hold all the power.
Checks and balances
Besides taxation and social class structures, identify one other cause of the French Revolution
Weak Leadership
Food shortages for 3rd Estate
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Man, Woman and of the Citizen
Which one is correct?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The death of this person ended the Reign of Terror
Robespierre
List Two positive things that Napoleon did for France
fair taxes
public education
ended Reign of Terror
Napoleonic Code