Causes of Revolution
This royal residence symbolized the extravagance of the monarchy
What is the Palace of Versailles?
Revolutionaries stormed this prison on July 14, 1789
What is the Bastille?
This king was executed during the revolution
King Louis XVI
This document outlined the rights of French citizens, similar to America's Bill of Rights
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This device, used for executions, became a symbol of the revolution
What is the guillotine?
These three groups made up French society before the revolution
What are the Three Estates?
This "oath" was a pivotal moment where representatives pledged to create a constitution
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This queen was known for her extravagance and executed during the revolution
Queen Marie Antoinette
his philosophical movement emphasized reason and influenced revolutionary thinking
What is the Enlightenment?
This leader's empire spread revolutionary ideas across Europe
Who is Napoleon?
This foreign conflict helped bankrupt France before the revolution
What was the American Revolution?
This period of violence and executions was meant to protect the revolution
What is the Reign of Terror?
This radical journalist encouraged violence against the monarchy and became a god-like figure during the Reign of Terror
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
This concept of individual freedoms was central to revolutionary ideals
What are rights?
This political system replaced the absolute monarchy in France
What is a republic?
These ideas influenced revolutionaries' desire for equality
What are Enlightenment ideas?
This group of women marched to Versailles demanding bread in October 1789
Who are the Bread Women?
This military leader eventually took control of France after the revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte
This radical group, named after their seating position in the National Assembly, pushed for the most extreme revolutionary changes.
Who are Jacobins?
This concept of loyalty to one's country grew out of the revolution
What is nationalism?
This economic problem made bread unaffordable for many French people
What is inflation?
This assembly of representatives was called by the king to address France's financial crisis
What is the Estates-General?
This leader of the Committee of Public Safety oversaw the Reign of Terror
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This political philosophy advocated for rule by the people rather than a monarch
What is democracy?
This meeting led to 40 years of peace in Europe.
What is the Congress of Vienna?