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Causes of the Revolution
Estates & Assembly
Revolution Begins
Monarchy to Republic
Reign of Terror & Directory
100
Who was the king of france from 1774?

Louis XVI

100

What is the First Estate?

The Clergy

100

What fortress was stormed on July 14 1789?

the bastille

100

Who was Louis XVi's Wife?

Marie Antoinette

100

Who was leader of the Jacobins?

Maxmillian Robespierre

200

Name one of three major problems of France's economy

Either:

Wars

Corrupt tax

Luxuries

200

What is the name of the meeting to represent all 3 estates?

Estates General

200

What document declared that men were born free and had rights?

Declaration of the Rights of Man

200

Which year was France declared a republic?

1792

200

What was the name of the government that replaced the national convention's earlier revolutionary system?

The Directory

300

Approximately, what percentage of france's population belonged to the third estate?

97%

300

What oath did the national assembly take at the royal tennis court?

The Tennis Court Oath

300

What was the name given to the widespread countryside panic following the storming of the bastille?

The Great Fear

300

Which fortress was Louis XVI imprisoned in?

The Temple

300

What was the name of the radical political party that controlled the committee of public safety?

The Jacobins

400

Why did the nobility refuse louis xvi's proposed tax reforms?

They enjoyed the tax privileges they had

400

Why was the third estate frustrated with the voting system at the estates-general?

  • the third estate represented most of the population but had only half the deputies. disagreements over voting made it difficult for them to achieve their demands.
400

What did peasants destroy during the great fear to eliminate records of their obligations?

Feudal documents recording payments

400

Why did louis xvi attempt to escape to montmedy in june 1791?

  • he wanted to gather nobles who had fled france, gain austrian support, and return with an army to restore his authority.
400

What two laws allowed authorities to imprison suspects or convict people with fewer protections? (only have to name one)

The law of suspects and the law of prairial

500

Explain how france's involvement in the american revolution contributed to the financial crisis that helped cause the french revolution.

  • france spent money helping the american colonists fight britain. this increased france’s debt and contributed to its financial crisis.
500

explain why the third estate declared itself the national assembly in june 1789.

  • the third estate was frustrated by the voting disputes and believed it represented most of the french population. it declared itself the national assembly to claim that authority.
500

identify two major changes introduced by the declaration of the rights of man and explain one group whose rights it failed to address.

(only one change)

  • it abolished feudal privileges and unjust taxes, established rights such as liberty, property, and security, and supported freedom of speech and participation in lawmaking. however, it did not clearly address women’s rights or the position of enslaved people.
500

explain how the battle of valmy and the abolition of the monarchy changed france in september 1792.

  • france defeated prussia at valmy on september 20, 1792, raising french morale. on september 21, the monarchy was abolished and france became a republic.
500

explain how robespierre's fall in july 1794 and the financial and political problems of the directory marked the changing direction of the revolution.

  •  robespierre’s execution on july 28, 1794, helped bring the reign of terror to an end. the directory subsequently faced financial problems, expensive wars, military defeats, food shortages, and political opposition, creating instability in france.