French Society
The name given to the three major groups in French society
What is the Estates/Estates General?
This conflict put France further into debt and France received no monetary or territorial gain
What was the American Revolution?
This power gave the king the ability to block laws from taking effect
What was the veto/suspensive veto?
This person was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety
The name of the backlash to The Terror
What was the "Thermidorian Reaction?"
The group in the Third Estate that was middle/upper class
What is the Bourgeoisie?
This conflict caused France to incur debts and lose access to valuable lands used for trade
What was the 7 Years War?
What was Prussia and Austria?
What was "The Law of Suspects?"
The countries conquered by Napoleon prior to his ascent to emperor
The name of the taxes collected by the Church
What is a tithe?
This group rejected the King's attempt to raise taxes on all landowners, end customs controls, and uncap the price of grain
This group attacked the King's palace in Tuileries and killed the guards protecting him
Who were the Sans Culottes?
The Convention removed the responsibilities of education and record keeping from this institution and put it under the control of the government
What was the Catholic Church?
The issues that still faced France after the end of The Terror
What were food/bread shortages and war?
The Enlightenment Philosopher who called on people to question the church and government power
Who was Diderot?
This resource was extremely important to people's attitude throughout the French Revolution
What is bread?
This radical group in the Constituent Assembly wanted to declare war on surrounding European powers and distrusted the King
Who were the Girondists?
The name for the final phase of "The Terror" where 1,500 people were guillotined from June-July of 1974
What was "The Great Terror?"
The group that was freed from many restrictions after being persecuted during The Terror
What was the Catholic Church?
The two governing bodies that overlapped in France prior to the revolution
What were the "Provinces" and "Generalites?"
This group caused fear amongst the Paris crowd and contributed to why the crowd attacked the Bastille
What were mercenaries?
This town was sympathetic to the king, so he attempted to flee Paris to there
What was Montmedy?
The city where mass executions were held to make an example of the consequences of royalist sympathies
What was Lyon?
The group that gained support after the chaos of The Terror and threatened the revolutionary government
Who were the royalists or monarchists?