French Government
What was Absolutism?
Absolutism is a political system in which one ruler or leader has complete power and authority over a country.
Why did the woman march on Versailles?
Women marched to Versailles due to a bread shortage, demanding food and reforms from the king
Who was King Louis XVI
King of France before the French Revolution
What was the Estates System?
the First Estate (clergy); the Second Estate (nobility); and the Third Estate (commoners) Voted on stuff
What was the the reign of terror?
The Reign of Terror, occurring from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794, was a tumultuous period during the French Revolution characterized by mass executions and arrests of those suspected of opposing the revolutionary government.
Who was Marie Antoinette and why did people hate her?
She was married to the future King Louis XVI of France when she was just fourteen. Marie Antoinette soon became unpopular, gaining a reputation for excessive spending on fashion, gambling and other indulgences.
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
A french document that declared natural rights for citizens
What was the storming of the Bastille?
an act of political violence by revolutionary insurgents who attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
a leader of the French Revolution best known for spearheading the Reign of Terror. He was an important member of the Jacobin political party.
What was the de-christianization?
destruction of statues, plates and other iconography from places of worship
What was the Tennis court Oath?
The National assembly swearing to not stop meeting until France had a constitution.
Who was Jean-Paul Marat?
Jean-Paul Marat was a prominent figure in the French Revolution. His polemics against the French monarchy and aristocracy were influential in the rise of the Jacobin Club, but his advocacy for the execution of counterrevolutionaries earned him many enemies.
what were the effects of the French Revolution?
Increase in nationalism & liberalism, end of absolute monarchy, spread of revolutionary movements, Creation of revolutionary culture in France
What was the directory?
A five-member committee that governed France from November 1795, when it replaced the Committee of Public Safety, until it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte
What were the Jacobins & Girondins?
The Jacobin Club was heterogeneous and included both prominent parliamentary factions of the early 1790s: The Mountain and the Girondins. In 1792–93, the Girondins were more prominent in leading France when they declared war on Austria and on Prussia, overthrew King Louis XVI, and set up the French First Republic.