Politics
Society
Rebellion
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Three Clues
100
Who made up the members of each estate?
1. Clergy
2. Nobility
3. The rest
100
Name two reasons Marie Antoinette was unpopular with the everyday citizens of France
She spent a lot of money, and was from Austria
100
Name four countries that fought France during the French Rev
Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, Dutch Republic, Ottoman Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Portugal
100
Nickname of the King Louis
the sun king
100
First sliced in 1928
Sour variety
It was life, still is I guess
bread
200
The third estate changed its name to .....
The national assembly
200
Give four reasons for the French Rev -
Financial spending (on luxury) - and wars (American revolution especially)
Enlightenment - Philosophers are doubting the current system (absolutism)
The wealthiest are not being taxed
Very bad recent harvests (little Ice Age)
200
What was Robespierre's excuse for initiating the Great Terror?
There were spies in our society and counter revolutionaries
200
Name 5 countries that border France (no incorrect answers)
Belgium, Monaco, Spain, Andorra, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg
200
1 in 100 annorum
To right the wrongs of the present, without intention to change anything
Didn't go as planned for lulu
Estates General
300
The tennis court oath was made in response to
a) The legislative bodies inclusion of foreign financial ministers in the French court
b) The refusal of the King to listen to opinions of certain estates
c) The signing of the Le Regime, which excluded working class French citizens from voting rights
d) The king’s veto of the French assembly’s meeting
D
300
Give the two reasons why the Jacobins gained popularity and took control over the Girondin's
France was losing the war - people wanted change
The King fled the country
300
Which of the following was not an outcome of the Storming of the Bastille
a) 98 rebels died in the fighting
b) The Defenders surrendered, but were all killed
c) The Bastille was turned into a rebel fort
d) The Rebels acquired large amounts of ammunition
c) Because the Bastille was dismantled permanently
300
What act by the new Directory was most beneficial for children?
Created public schools
300
Jacobins
400
Give four tenants of the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Freedom of - speech - press - religion
Property rights - Right to create laws - banned slavery - fair trial
400
Around how many people were killed by guillotine in the Great Fear
50,000 (accept within 10,000)
400
Following the establishment of the New Constitution after the tennis court oath, what were two immediate effects on members of the first and second estates?
Nobles fled the country - or were attacked (homes burned)
Church lands were confiscated, and clergy privileges revoked
400
Which of the following modern day countries was not part of the French Empire (ever)
A) Vietnam
B) Algeria
C) Madagascar
D) Pakistan
D
400
magnifique
luxueuse
miroir
Versailles
500
What were three aspects of the Girondin political party (what they believed in)
Moderate
First group to come to power
Wanted Constitutional Monarchy
Advocated slow change
Popular with progressive nobles and provincials
Allowed land owning citizens to vote
500
What is the month of Frances day of Independence - the day the Bastille was attacked ? The exact date gets you 1000 points
July 14, 1789
500
After the attack on the Bastille, clergy and nobles agreed to give up many rights - the most important in terms of attaining food for the poor was this ----- something that previously only nobles and the king had the right to do.
Hunt for food
500
What is deficit spending?
When a government spends more money then they take in from taxes - creates debt
500
Atama ga not ii
Bravery
Didn't do his job...well?
Governor of Bastille