Important People
Who was the king of France when the revolution began?
Louis XVI
Which food staple was being priced very high?
Bread
What political body did the third estate form?
The National Assembly
What event took place June 20, 1789?
The Tennis Court Oath was established
What ended in France because of the revolution?
Bourbon Rule
Who was the Queen of France during the revolution?
Marie Antoinette
Philosophers said this person should not be in charge of the government?
The King (Louis XVI)
What symbol of the kings power did the third estate tear down.
The Bastille
What event took place on July 14, 1789?
The storming of Bastille
What type of ownership changed because of the French Revolution?
Land Ownership
Who was the main French military leader during the French Revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the group of people at the top of the estate system called?
The Clergy
What did King Louis XVI and his wife tried doing what to escape danger?
They tried going to Austria
What event took place on August 26, 1789?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
What lost power because of the French Revolution?
The French Catholic Church
Who was credited with leading the overthrow of the French Monarchy?
Georges Danton
This group of people in the French estates System controlled all the land and held government positions
The Nobility
What happened to King Louis XVI and his wife that ended the Monarchy?
They were executed by the guillotine
What event took place on October 5, 1789?
The Women's March on Versailles
What spread because of the revolution?
Liberalism Spread
Who was the Revolution's most influential journalist?
Jean-Paul Marat
Who were the group of people that had to pay all off the taxes for the country
Peasants
What was the period when people would be executed if they were suspected of being against the revolution called?
The Reign of Terror
What even took place on May 5, 1789?
The opening of the Estates General
What rose because of the French Revolution?
Modern Nationalism