Causes
Society
Vocabulary
General
Ideology
100

What other revolution sparked ideas to the French Revolution?

American Revolution

100

What was the largest Estate in France?

Third Estate (Commoners) 

100

A written plan of government or a guide book for the country

Constitution

100

 The French Revolution began in

1789

100

Before the events of the French Revolution, what kind of political system held the reins of power in France?

Absolute Monarchy

200

This Cause of the French Revolution was shared with the American Revolution

High or Unfair Taxes

200

What is the Estate that charged tolls and taxes on roads and at markets

Second Estate (Nobles) 

200

The main instrument of execution used during the Reign of Terror

Guillotine

200

More people were executed in this manner than in any other

Guillotine

200

Which philosophical movement heavily influenced the ideals of the revolution?

Enlightenment Movement

300

This cause of the Revolution was thanks to irresponsible spending by King Louis XVI on things such as wars and his Royal Court

Debt or Bankruptcy

300

The King was reluctant to ask these Estates to pay taxes in order to help pull the country out of debt

First and Second Estate

300

What is the definition for bourgeoisie?

French Middle Class

300

A highlight of the Reign of Terror was the execution of this hated royal woman

Marie Antoinette

300

Which document declared that all men are free and equal?

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

400

Before 1789, when was the Estates-General last assembled?

1614

400

This Estate collected tithes from the people

First Estate (Clergy)

400

Meeting of the three Estates is called

Estates-General

400

What is the famous slogan of the revolution

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity

400

Ideas like these 3 from the Enlightenment surely contributed to the idea of revolution

1. Limited government

2. Natural rights

3. Freedom of speech

500

This Estate walked out of the Estates-General Meeting and formed the National Assembly. What document did they issue and what type of government did they declare France to be?

Third Estate issued the constitution and proposed a Constitutional Monarchy.

500

The group off merchants, lawyers and bankers made up the higher end of the Third Estate

Bourgeosie

500

Written when the Third Estate vowed to continue to meet and write a new French Constitution

Tennis Court Oath

500

Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution

Declaration of the Rights of Men

500

In the summer of 1789, when peasants around the French countryside revolted against their feudal landlords is known as

The Great Fear

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