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Who was King Louis XVI?
What was the Storming of the Bastille?
The Storming of the Bastille was an attack from angry crowds toward the mideaval fortress used as a prison due to the King’s harsh rule. The angry crowds took weapons along with freeing prisoners in the inside causing the beginning of the French Revolution.
What were the causes of the French Revolution?
- financial crisis: France was in deep debt from the American revolution and the parties from royal families that spent a lot of money.
- Social Inequality: The Three Estates
- The Enlightenment: promoted new ideas such as liberty, equality, and rights of citizens
Ancien Régime
The "Old Order"—the system of absolute monarchy and social classes that existed in France before the revolution
What was Flight to Varennes?
King Louis XVI and his family tried to run away or escape from France to try to get help from Europeans for the Revolution and got caught. This actions immediately lost the people‘s trust
Who was Marie Antoinett?
Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France and was married to King Louis XVI. Marie too was selfish and had poor leadership also leading to death from the guillotine.
What was the Women's March on Versailles?
The Women's March on Versailles was when Parisian women marched to the King and Queen of France and made them move to Paris to support the people in need from bread prices and food shortages.
What were The Three Estates?
- First estate: clergy (church officials)
- Second estate: Nobility(aristocrats, landowners)
-Third estate: Everyone else (commoners, peasants, middle class)
Bourgeoisie
The wealthy third estate (middle class) like merchants or lawyers
Who was Jean-Paul Marat?
A journalist who used his newspaper for violence against the monarchy's supporters.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
Maximilien Robespierre was a radical leader who took control of the government after King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinett’s death. He was mainly responsible for the “Reign of Terror“, he eventually executed himself as his death.
What was the Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
The Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette was a time period where Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI were executed for treason, starving their people, and poor leadership along with selfishness.
What was The Slogan?
- liberty
- equality
- fraternity
Versailles
A royal palace where the king and queen of France would live
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
A war hero who wanted a change in the government with a king and a constitution.
Who was Georges Danton?
Georges Danton was a great speaker who helped overthrow monarchy. He had disagreed with Robespierre and was executed for it.
What was The Reign of Terror?
The Reign of Terror was a time period where extreme violence where a radical group, led by Maximilien Robespierre, executed thousands of perceived "enemies of the revolution" using the guillotine.
What were some International Wars that involved the French revolution?
The revolution scared other kings in Europe. Countries like Austria and Prussia went to war with France to try and restore the monarchy.
Guillotine
The Guillotine was a murder weapon used for beheading someone during the French Revolution
What is the definition of nationalism?
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country (France), a concept that grew significantly out of the revolution.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Napoleon Bonaparte was a famous military general during the wars that followed the French Revolution. Napoleon successfully took control of the government and made himself the Emperor of France, ending the revolution.
What was Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte?
After The Reign of Terror the government was weak, Napoleon Bonaparte successfully took control of the government and ended the French Revolution
What were some long term impacts from the French Revolution?
- it ended absolute monarchy in France and encouraged democracy across Europe
- It established the idea that governments should serve the people, not the other way around
Coup d'état
A sudden, forceful seizure of political power, which is how Napoleon Bonaparte effectively ended the revolution and took control.
What was Meeting of the Estates-General?
The King called a meeting of representatives from the clergy, nobility, and commoners to solve a money crisis. The commoners felt unfair treated, so they decided to form their own group, the National Assembly.