French Rev

Enlightenment

100

Philosophy of natural rights. Life, liberty, and property

John Locke

200

Philosophy of the separation of powers

Charles Montisque

300

Philosophy of strong central government. Did not trust the people.

Thomas Hobbes

400

Believed in freedom of speech, religion, and expression

Voltaire

500

Philosophy of people are naturally evil but corrupted by society. Influenced the ideas of constitutional/elected monarchy.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

France

100

Who were the 3 estates?

Clergy, Nobility, Commoners

200

These were wealthy members of the third estate

Bourgeoisie

300

Absolute monarch of France

King Louis XVI

400

Gathering of all 3 estates in 1789

The Estates General

500

The former third estate, after they separated from the other estates

National Assembly

Revolution

100

The meeting where the Declaration of the Rights of Man was held. They would not leave until they had written it.

The Tennis Court Oath

200

This document declared that all men were equal in France

Declaration of the Rights of Man

300

Pamphlet that critiqued the Declaration of the Rights of Man, advocating for the rights of women.

Declaration of the Rights of Woman

400

People stormed this prison in order to obtain weapons for the Revolution

Storming of the Bastille

500

The type of government France became after the execution of King Louis XVI. (Governed by politicians chosen by the people.)

A Republic

No Kings

100

The name of the period that directly followed the execution of King Louis XVI, in which around 40,000 people were executed

Reign of Terror

200

Execution device that decapitated people

The gullitoine

300

The mass population that pushed the Reign of Terror towards more extreme measure

San-Cullotes

400

The Political group that was responsible for the execution of around 40,000 people

The Jacobins

500

Leader of the Jacobins

Maximilien Robespierre