The definition of Suffrage
The right to vote
This estate paid no taxes, owned lots of land, and was made up of clergy.
The first estate
From where did France have the most of its debt?
Spending money on wars
This group was set up to run trials and executions of the enemies of the French Revolution
The Committee of Public Safety
This was the first revolutionary governing body of France, which passed the Declaration of the Rights of the Man and the Citizen
National Assembly
Estates-General
Meeting called together of all three of the estates
This Estate was made up of nobility
Second Estate
The price of this food specifically lead to riots in France
Bread
This man was the main force behind the Reign of Terror
Robespierre
This military hero would become leader of France after the chaos of the newer government.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Define Reign of Terror
Period of time between 1793-94 where thousands of "Enemies of the Revolution" were hastily tried and executed.
This Estate contained the Middle Class
The Third Estate
This estate paid the most in taxes
Third Estate
This governing body voted to abolish the monarchy.
National Convention
This five-man group was part of the Constitution of 1795, along with a two-house legislature
The Directory
Robespierre
The leader of the Committee of Public Safety
Spending more money while in debt is known as...
Deficit Spending
This is the name of the palace that the King of France spent so much money on
Versailles
This device was known as the "Engine" of the Reign of Terror
The Guillotine
This was the title that would be used for all French people after the Revolution
Citizen
Nationalism
Pride in one's nation
Who was the only power that the king had to answer to?
God
This man suggested to the king that they should tax nobles and clergy to help with the debt
Jacques Necker
This group was responsible for the September Massacres
The sans-culottes
The French national anthem was written in this city
Marseilles