Ideas and Causes
The French Revolution was inspired by this philosophical movement.
The Enlightenment
The King of France at the start of the Revolution:
Louis XVI
Why is Bastille Day celebrated in France?
It marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
The people stood up to royal oppression.
What device was used to conduct capital punishment during the French Revolution?
The guillotine
How did Napoleon come to power in France?
Coup d'etat (of the Directory)
Name 2 Causes of the French Revolution
- Unfair Taxation
- France was deep in debt
- Apathetic monarchy
This person suggested the French people should "eat cake" if they were starving:
Marie Antoinette
What was promised in the Tennis Court Oath?
They promised to keep meeting until they create a new Constitution for France
The French Constitution of 1791 had what effect?
Reduced power of the monarchy
How was law changed under Napoleon?
They were made clearer and more consistent under the Napoleonic Code
Why was France in debt?
Just fought 2 wars
- Seven Years' War
- American Revolutionary War
This general takes over the French government towards the end of the Revolution, he later crowned himself Emperor:
Napoleon Bonaparte
Where did the French royalty live?
What radical party wanted to depose the monarchy in revolutionary France?
The Jacobin Club
Napoleon’s downfall came after what?
His failed invasion of Russia in 1812
What was the social structure of France before the Revolution?
Divided into 3 Estates
1st Estate: Clergy
2nd Estate: Nobility
3rd Estate: Commoners
This hero of the American Revolutionary War sided with the National Assembly during the French Revolution:
Marquis de Lafayette
How did the royal family come to live in Paris?
Thousands of women marched to their home and forced them to come to the city with them.
The Committee of Public Safety ruled France during what period?
The Reign of Terror
Napoleon's final loss to this British came at this battle:
The Battle of Waterloo
What was the big problem of the Estates-General?
The 3rd estate was always outvoted by the other two, but they represented the most people
Who was the de facto leader of the Committee of Public Safety?
Maximilien Robespierre
What was the Flight to Varennes?
The royal family attempted to escape France but were caught in a small town near the border
How did other countries react to the French Revolution?
They feared the spread of revolutionary ideas and demanded the monarchy be restored
Name both islands Napoleon was exiled to:
Elba and Saint Helena