Foundations of the Revolution
The year the French Revolution begin
1789
This event on July 14, 1789, marked the start of the French Revolution
The storming of the Bastille
The king of France at the start of the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
What revolution between 1775-1783 lead to National Debt in France?
American Revolution
Which constitution limited the monarchy’s power in 1791
The Constitution of 1791
Social system that divided French society into three estates?
The Ancien Régime
The legislative body that was created by the Third Estate in 1789
The National Assembly
A queen was known for her lavish spending and was executed during the revolution?
Marie Antoinette
The social group made up the majority of the French population but had little political power
The Third Estate
A movement across Europe was inspired by revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality
Nationalism
Enlightenment ideas that inspired the revolution
What is Liberty and Equality
This event marked the end of Louis XVI’s reign
Execution by guillotine in 1793
Enlightenment thinker that influenced revolutionary ideas about government
John Locke
The kind of government system did King Louis XVI represent
Absolute Monarchy
Declared himself First Consul of France after overthrowing the Directory
Napoleon Bonaparte
The French Revolution aimed to overthrow this form of government
Absolute monarchy
A period led by Robespierre and characterized by mass executions
The Reign of Terror
Led the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
**Economic problem involved rising prices for food and other goods**
Inflation
**System of labor and land dues was abolished by the National Assembly?**
Feudalism
Document that declared the natural rights of individuals in 1789
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The year Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French government
1799
**Helped draft the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen**
Marquis de Lafayette
War fought between 1756–1763 contributed to France’s financial crisis?
The Seven Years' War
Revolutionary event inspired independence movements in Latin America
[FRENCH REVOLUTION] The overthrow of monarchy and the Declaration of Rights of Man