VIP of French Revolution
Who built Versailles?
King Louis XIV
Who became the leader of the revolution?
Maximilien Robespierre
Where was King Louis XVI’s wife from?
Austria
It was the Age of _________________ during the French revolution.
Enlightenment
Who became the new government in France at this point (During the Tennis Court Oath)?
National Assembley
King Louis XVI put France in to debt helping what country fight a revolution?
America
Who was the doctor who owned a newspaper that supported the revolution?
Jean-Paul Marat
What country did Marie Antoinette come from?
Austria
Famous quote that Queen Marie Antoinette supposedly (never) said?
Let them eat cake!
Why did the people of France storm the Bastille?
To capture gunpowder
Who was the king during the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
When he opposed the mass killing, this leader of another political party attempted to stop Robespierre, and was sent to the Guillotine.
Georges Jacques Danton
How many estates were there in Old Regime (estates system) in France?
Three estates
What happened to the price of bread?
It skyrocketed/went way up
Where did the monarchs attempt to escape to? Why?
Austria, because the Queen’s family rules there and they could bring the Austrian army back to retake France.
Who was King Louis XVI’s wife?
Marie Antoinette
What percentage of French society did each estate make up?
First Estate ≈ 1%
Second Estate ≈ 2%
Third Estate ≈ 97%
What is the Estates-General; how long had it been since the last one?
An assembly of all three Estates; 175 years
The Guillotine
Who was known as "Madame Deficit"?
Queen Marie Antoinette
Who was in each Estate?
1st = Monarch & Clergy 2nd = Nobles/Aristocrats 3rd = Everyone else
When they are locked out of the Estates-General, what does the third estate do?
Tennis-Court Oath
This many people were killed during the Reign of Terror
What is around 40, 000?