Causes of the Revolution
This social group made up about 97% of France’s population but paid most of the taxes.
What is the Third Estate?
He was the King of France during the outbreak of the Revolution.
Who was Louis XVI?
This event on July 14, 1789, is considered the symbolic start of the Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This object became the symbol of revolutionary justice.
What is the guillotine?
The Revolution ended the rule of this type of government in France.
What is an absolute monarchy?
France’s government was in deep debt because of this type of spending by the monarchy.
What is extravagant or lavish spending?
This queen was unpopular for her spending and foreign birth.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was adopted in this year.
What is 1789?
The revolutionary slogan was “Liberty, Equality, and ____.”
What is Fraternity?
This class gained more political power after the Revolution.
Who were the bourgeoisie (middle class)?
This meeting, called in 1789 for the first time in 175 years, represented the three estates.
What is the Estates-General?
This lawyer and revolutionary became the face of the Reign of Terror.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
The royal family tried to escape France but were caught in this town.
What is Varennes?
The red, white, and blue Tricolour flag replaced this symbol of monarchy.
What is the royal fleur-de-lis?
The Revolution inspired independence movements in this region.
What is Latin America?
Poor harvests and rising bread prices led to widespread anger in this group.
Who were the peasants?
This general rose to power after the Revolution and later crowned himself emperor.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
This period saw mass executions by guillotine and the suspension of civil rights.
What is the Reign of Terror?
The new calendar created during the Revolution was based on this idea.
What is reason and secularism (removing religion)?
The Napoleonic Code introduced reforms in these two key areas of life.
What are law and government?
This Enlightenment idea inspired revolutionaries to demand equality and rights.
What are the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity?
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about government influenced revolutionary leaders.
Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau (or alternatively, Voltaire or Locke)?
The Revolution ended when this leader seized power in 1799.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte (in the Coup of 18 Brumaire)?
Revolutionary leaders replaced the Catholic Church with this new belief system.
What is the Cult of the Supreme Being?
Despite its goals, the Revolution led to this kind of authoritarian rule.
What is a military dictatorship under Napoleon?