French Social Class
The unfair social class system in pre-revolutionary France
What are the estates?
Wrote the "Two Treatises of Government" and believed in the idea of "Natural Rights"
Who is John Locke?
The term used for the countries that teamed up to stop Napoleon
What is a Coalition?
The King of France at the start of the French Revolution
Who is King Louis XVI?
This term is the idea that God gives monarchs the authority to rule
What is Divine Right?
This social class was made up of 97% of France's population - had to pay all the taxes
What is the 3rd estate?
This Enlightenment thinker believed in the separation of powers in government
Who is Baron De Montesquieu?
This fortified "symbol of tyranny" was stormed on July 14th, 1789
What is the Bastille?
This figure was responsible for the death of 17,000+ people but eventually met the same fate
Who is Maximillien Robespiere?
The name given to the 3rd estate once they decided to break away from the other two
What is the National Assembly?
The 2nd estate is made up of this social class
Who are the nobles?
This philosopher criticized the Catholic Church and advocated for freedom of speech and religion
Who is Voltaire?
During this 10 month time period, 17,000 people were murdered in the name of the revolution
What is the Reign of Terror?
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This document was signed into law by the King under pressure and aimed to give representation to the 3rd estate
What is the Declaration on the Rights of Man and Citizen?
The 1st estate is made up of this social class
Who is the Clergy?
This philosopher believed in the concept of the "general will" and wrote The Social Contract
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This device with a slanted blade was used during the French Revolution to deliver a quick and clean decapitation
What is a Guillotine?
This figure was a popular military general who rose to the rank of Emperor through his ambition
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This event took place in 1789 and negatively effected the supply and demand of France's food economy, leaving millions starving
What is crop failure/bread shortage?
This individual is chosen by God to govern their people and have complete control
Who is an absolute Monarch?
This woman argued for women’s rights and education during the Enlightenment in her work A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This term is the act of overthrowing the state (government)
What is a coup d’état ?
This figure spent so much money during his reign as king that it contributed to the massive debt France was in
Who is Louis XIV?
This meeting of representatives from each of France's 3 social classes looked like it provided equality but lacked equity
What is the Estates General?