This Estate was made of the church and clergy and enjoyed enormous wealth and privilege.
What is First Estate?
100
This document, based on the American Declaration of Independence, insisted that governments exist to protect the rights of the citizens.
What is The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
100
This could only be created through "the use of terror", which Robespierre declared could only be achieved through "prompt, severe, inflexible justice".
What is a "republic of virtue"?
200
A Queen resented by the people for lavish spending while they starved.
Who is Marie Antionette?
200
The engine of terror.
What is guillotine?
200
This Estate was made up of the nobility who enjoyed the top jobs in government, the courts, the army, and the church.
What is Second Estate?
200
During this protest at Versailles the cry for "bread" could be heard and the crowd demanded to see the king.
What is women's march on Versailles?
200
This form of government was created by the National Convention
What is The Republic?
300
Great military leader who crowned himself Emperor of France.
Who is Napoleon?
300
A word meaning right to vote.
What is suffrage?
300
This was the Estate of the vast majority of French citizens. At the top a sat the bourgeoisie and at the bottom the rural peasantrs.
What is Third Estate?
300
The National Assembly created this type of government with the Constitution of 1791.
What is limited monarchy?
300
This code of laws embodied Enlightenment principals such as the equality of all citizens before the law and religious toleration.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
400
He is always associated with the "Reign of Terror"
Who is Robespierre?
400
This occurs when the government spends more money than it takes in.
What is deficit spending.
400
After the Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly they took this oath to declare that they would meet until a sound constitution had been established.
What is Tennis Court Oath?
400
The members of nobility and clergy that fled France and reported on the attacks on their privileges, property, and religion.
Who were the emigres?
400
Napoleon's final defeat occured here.
What is Waterloo?
500
Financial advisor fired for his unpopular financial decisions.
Who is Jacques Necker?
500
A type of government where people elect others to represent them.
What is republic?
500
This prison was stormed and prisoners were released as a wake -up call to Louis XVI.
What is the Bastille?
500
Prussia and Austria signed a document that stated they would join forces and intervene in the revolution to protect the French Monarchy.
What is Declaration of Pilnitz?
500
After Waterloo, the leaders of Europe formed this assembly to try and restore order in Europe.