Figures of the French Revolution
Who was the last King of France?
King Louis XVl
What was the conflict that encouraged the creation of the National Assembly?
The 3rd estate realized how the estates-general voting system was unfair. Each estate got 1 vote, Voting result was always 2-1.
What group or groups made up the 1st estate
The clergy
Define Authoritarianism
The belief that the leader should have a lot of power /control
Who made disney ?
Walt Disney
Who is the Leader of the Jacobin Club
Maximilien Robespierre
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
Were the third estate people locked out of their meeting room and promised to stay there until they made a new constitution
What group or groups made up the 2nd estate
The Nobles
what is the word for this definition?
A big change - of who is in power or how things are done
Revolution
Who was the 35th president of the United States?
John F Kennedy
Who led the Tennis Court Oath?
Jean Sylvain Bailly
What is the flight to Varennes?
where King Louis XVL and his family tried escaping Paris but were caught and brought back, creating a deep mistrust in the monarchy
What group or groups made up the 3rd estate?
Urban elites,Craftsmen+Merchants, and Peasant farmers
Define Democracy
A type of government where citizens vote for who they want to lead
How many countries are there?
195
Who was a member of the National assembly and helped write the tennis court oath?
Abbe Sieyes
Why was France having financial problems?
due to King Louis XVL and Queen Marie Antionette's luxury spending and also expensive wars, like American Revolution (they never gave France their money back)
What was the Estates General
The meeting of all 3 Estates
Define Radical
At/from the root ;complete and total change
Who was a known singer who would perform at Paul Cuffee Lower School?
Keith Munzlo
Who created the newspaper called L'Ami du peuple (the friend of the people) hint: the newspaper called for violence against the revolution's enemies
Jean-Paul Marat
What is the Women's March on Versailles?
An event took place on October 5, 1789, where thousands of women marched to Versailles ( where the King lived) demanding bread and for the royal family to move to Paris ( where the third estate people lived).
What documents written by the National Assembly declared that all men were born free and have equal rights
The Declaration Of The Rights Of Man and of the Citizens
What is the word for this definition?
A set of essential laws and principles that define all the powers and duties of a government and the rights of its citizens
Constitution
Whats the first few lines in Catty Noir
It's the place we all wanna go
Be the star of the show
When you're out in Boo York, Boo York
Do the things that we love the most (uh-huh)
Be the star of the show, (oh, oh)
Our story's told in Boo York, Boo York, Boo York