French Revolution 1
How many estates were there in the Old Regime
3
The 3rd estate broke apart from the Estates General and formed this
The National Assembly
Who became Emperor of France via coup d'etat?
Napoleon
2% of population, aristrocrats, lived in luxuray
2nd Estate
What were 3 causes of the Revolution
high taxes,
extravagant lifestyles of the monarchs
bad harvests
paying for war in America
debt
Who was the leader of the Jacobin's during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilian de Robespierre
Who was the queen of France
Marie Antoinette
Which estate made up 97% of the population
third estate
Who believed in the separation of powers and checks and balances
Montestique
Who believed that all men should have life, liberty and property
John Locke
Which incident sparked the Revolution?
Storming the Bastille
What group of people made up the majority of the Third estate?
Peasants
Who believed in freedom of speech and the separation of church and state
Voltaire
What was the Tennis Court Oath pledge?
Not to leave until a Constitution was written
1 % of the population, clergy, did not pay a lot of taxes
1st Estate
What was the name given to the French document establishing rights for all MEN in France??
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Why did members of the National Assembly storm the Bastille?
To get ammunition/weapons
What was the meeting called by Louis XVI where the estates met to determine a solution to the debt?
Estates General
Group of people whose purpose was to allow revolution to survive in a crisis
Committee of Public Safety
Group of men who led France after the Reign of Terror
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