Causes
Which group was made to pay all the taxes?
The Third Estate
What was considered “enemies of the state” to the Committee of Public Saftey?
People who were against the revolution or not supporting of the revolution enough. Saying anything bad about the revolution.
Louis XIV
Why did Louis XVI call the Estates-General?
To gain support for his tax reforms
Which government issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly
This led to people questioning Devine Authority
The growth of the Enlightenment
The main leaders of the Jacobins
Georges Danton, Maximilien Robespierre, and Jean-Paul Marat.
This person was well known for their bad habit of spending money
Marie Antoinette
This forced the King and Queen under the watch of the National Assembly. The main reason for this event was to search for bread.
What is the Market Womens March
How was French Social Order Organized under the Ancien Régime (Ancient Regime)?
1st estate - Clergy
2nd estate - Nobility
3rd Estate - Everyone else (Peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie)
This led to the calling of the Estates-General
France is in Debut
The Girondist and the Jacobin
Believed that human nature natural evil and life in the state of nature was "nasty, brutish, and short"
Who is Hobbes
In June 1791 Louis and his family tried to flee France in disguise, what was the consequences of this?
They were caught in Varennes and the former King was tired and executed
XIV means
XIV - 14th
(XVI -16th)
1789 - Tennis Court Oath
Promising to keep meeting until their demands are met
The people (Third Estate led by the bourgeoisie) are asserting their political right to be represented and heard
The leader of the Committee of Public Safety and called a Dictator
Maximilien Robespierre
This person is associated with their idea of human nature being naturally "good" and that people have the right to fight against Tyranny
John Locke
What were some rights that women gained during the French revolution
The right to inherit property and easier time getting divorced
What did they call everyone instead of "Madame" or "Monsieur"
Citizen
Why did people attack the Bastille?
To get gunpowder
This French Government:
The Directory
Who was crowned as Dictator for life?
How did Napoleon come to power?
A coup d’etat
What was the Slogan of the French Revolution
Liberity, Equality, and Faternity