Names/Leaders
King Louis XVI's wife, she was known for her excessive spending
Marie Antoinette
A previous event that inspired the French Revolution
The American Revolution
A device which was designed to efficiently carry out the executions
The guillotine
About how many people were executed with the guillotine during the Reign of Terror
40,000
A group consisting of religious leaders.
The Clergy
The unjust king of France
King Louis XVI
Nine months before his wife's execution, this is what happened to the king after he was convicted of conspiracy and treason.
The Execution of Louis XVI
The Bastille was looted and ransacked for:
Weapons and Gunpowder
What year was the National Convention formed?
The most oppressed group, they soon rebelled against the higher powers
The Third Estate
A young man who took over the French government
Napolean
Once philosophers began to question authority
The Enlightenment
A painful and brutal form of execution that was eventually rejected by the French goverement.
The Catherine Wheel
When was the attack on France's political prison?
July 14th
Those who sparked the enlightenment and often questioned authority
Philosiphers
The leader of the Jacobins
Maximilien Robespierre
Even though this event was great, it did not benefit the French.
The Industrial Revolution
This document was issued by the National Assembly after their request for change was denied
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citezen
When Napoleon was finally defeated by Prussia
1815
A group that seized power through violence and execution
The Radicals
A Philosopher who helped start the American Revolution and had a heavy influence on the French Revolution
John Locke
when radicals stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison
Storming of The Bastille
A document explaining why everyone should be free and how we should have equality and justice for everyone.
The Nobel Lecture
A document proclaiming the birth rights that every human deserves was published by The National Assembly. When was this document published?
August 26th, 1789
A group that the French citizens formed after being denied equality and and rights.
The National Assembly