Leading Up To
What was the Estates General and who was it comprised of?
The traditional legislative body in France, called by the king. First Estate= clergy, Second Estate=nobles, Third Estate= everyone else.
Which event forced Louis XVI and his family out of Versailles?
The Women’s March on Versailles.
Who was the important historical figure who promotes the violence of the Reign of Terror?
Maximillian Robespierre.
What was the Thermidorian Reaction?
When the more moderate revolutionaries guillotined Robespierre, ending the Reign of Terror, and beginning a Thermidorian Regime.
Why were Louis and Marie Antoinette unable to consummate their marriage?
Louis had a condition called phimosis :(
Why did the Third Estate believe the vote was disproportionate?
Because the Third Estate represented the largest percent of the population but had an equal amount of votes to the smaller First and Second Estates.
What document was written by the National Assembly based on ideals of the English Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and Enlightenment Ideas preceding the Constitution?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
What was the Committee of Public Safety.
A group of people, headed by Robespierre, which enacted executions, mainly through guillotine.
What governmental body surfaced after the fall of Robespierre?
The Directory.
When did France stop using the guillotine that was popularized during the Revolution?
1977
How did Louis XVI react to the Third Estate’s plea for a different vote?
He locked them out of the Estates General and they subsequently formed the National Assembly.
What body did the National Assembly establish to govern France?
The Legislative Assembly.
Name one right that was to be protected by the Revolution that was taken away by the Committee of Public Safety.
1) Right to a trial
2) Freedom of speech
How did Napoleon become emperor?
Through a plebiscite where popular opinion supported his desire to become emperor.
What did Louis XVI write in his diary on the day the Bastille was stormed (July 14, 1789)?
“Nothing.”
Which oath did the Third Estate create and what did it say?
Tennis Court Oath, promised they would create a constitution for France.
Which document confiscated church lands and forced complete religious toleration?
Civil Constitution of the Clergy (12 July 1790)
Name two practices that were banned during the Reign of Terror.
1) Noble wear
2) Religious practices
Which new segment in European history did the events of the French Revolution lead to?
The Napoleonic Era.
What was the guillotine nicknamed?
The “National Razor”
Which event signaled the initial start of the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille in Paris.
What Enlightenment political idea was put in place by the Constitution of 1791? (Hint: Montesquieu)
Separation of Powers
What group of people agitated for the government to become more radical?
Sans-culottes.
Why was it called the Thermidorian Reaction?
Because it occurred in the month of Thermidor.
How many prisoners were in the Bastille on the day it was stormed?