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Who were the King and Queen of France during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
This document inspired the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
The Declaration of Independence
What revolution did King Louis XVI support that contributed to more debt in France?
American Revolution
Which Revolution inspired the French Revolution?
American Revolution
What years did the French Revolution occur?
1789-1799
Who were the more radicals in National Assembly called?
Jacobins
This document listed out the "natural and inalienable" rights of the French people.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
What did the Revolution require priests/bishops to do?
All clergy were forced to swear an oath to the Civil Constitution
What happened from 1787-1788 that devastated the French economy?
Famine struck due to the bad harvest
What date did storming the Bastille occur?
July 14, 1789
The Paris Commune (1792) was comprised of this group. They were known for being violent working people, merchants, etc.
Sans-Culottes
What did the first Constitution (1791) of the National Assembly do?
established a limited constitutional monarchy
Monarchy answered to the new Legislative Assembly
What happened at the storming of the Bastille?
Political prisoners (8) were being held
The Revolutionist wanted to storm and free those prisoners
Symbol of the aristocracy
94 deaths
How many estates were there in the Old Regime of France? Who is a part of each estate?
Second Estate: Nobility
Third Estate: Peasants/Middle Class (bourgeois)
The King was executed on which date?
Jan. 21, 1793
Who was the leader of the Paris Commune? He sought revenge on those aiding the king.
Georges Danton
The calendar eliminated Sundays and made a 10 day week
Religious celebrations were replaced by revolutionary festivals
Celebrated revolutionary virtues: virtue, intelligence, labor, opinion, and rewards
Renamed churches and streets
Why did the women march to Versailles and what resulted?
Famine wanted bread
the royal family was arrested and taken to Paris
How did King Louis XV's reign contribute to the Revolution.
Increased French debt through participation in multiple wars
Was not morally upstanding King...people's lost faith in the divinity of the kingship
What date was the Queen executed?
Oct. 16, 1793
Jean-Paul Marat
What did the New Constitution of 1795 do?
Established a national legislative assembly consisting of two chambers
Chosen by electors who had to be owners or renters of property
What was the War of the First Coalition?
France declared war on Austria April 20, 1792
Prussia was allied with Austria
a draft was instituted France
The French suffered some defeats but also some victories
What three factors led to the Revolution? How did the last two?
1. King XV reign
2. Enlightenment
-Anti-tradition, focused on equality, human fraternity and liberty
3. Deism
-God exists but does not interact with the word, only humans can make humanity better
What year did the Reign of Terror occur?
1793