French & British Culture
A religious movement founded by John Wesley and challenged by the Church England. Emphasizes moral discipline
What is Methodism?
Composed by members of the clergy, this group had huge amounts of wealth through tithes.
Who were the first Estate?
This king ruled from 1772-1792, and was executed during the French revolution due to poor economic management and leadership
Who was King Louis XVI?
The population of Britain moved to cities due to industrialization, which was driven by advancements in two sectors
What are agriculture and textiles?
An event that happened in 1788 in the city of Grenoble, one of the first revolts against the monarchy where citizens threw cobblestone at soldiers
What was the Day of Tiles?
This financial minister made an account of the Royal Governments finances that exposed how expensive the courts were
Who was Jacques Necker?
French Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau and Voltaire contributed to this insurrection by questioning the monarchy.
What is the French Revolution
A new governing body made by the Third Estate in the Estates General which was resulted from an attempt to address France's financial crisis
What is the National Assembly?
Judicial reforms under King Louis XV made to curb the power of Parliament, abandoned after his death.
What were Maopeou's judicial reforms
Despite the British economy being prosperous in the 18th century, this group only owned 14% of the wealth
Who were the bottom 40% of the population?
A subgroup which came from the Estates-General in the National Assembly
Who were the Jacobins?
A major financial mistake made by King Louis XVI, which added to Frances debt and instability. Driven by a need for revenge against Britain
What was the funding of the American revolution?
What percentage of the French population were peasants?
What is 80% of the French population were peasants
The sector from the 2nd estate that have a role in specific government departments and in the officer corps of the army and navy
Who were the "Nobility of the sword"?
These things abolished restrictions on grain trade, ended guilds to promote industrial freedom, and replaced the corvée with a property tax .
What are the 3 edicts of Turgot