Revolutionary France is made up of these three estates; title of the three.
What is the Clergy, the Nobles, and Everyone Else (or middle to lower classes).
100
The King of France during the Revolution.
Who is King Louis XVI?
100
When the King of France ordered the Estates General to meet at Versailles, he will eventually do this to the third estate whom claim to be the National Assembly?
What is they are locked out of the meeting?
100
The symbol of the monarchy's tyranny, where the Revolution begins is at this place?
What is the Bastille Prison?
100
July 14, 1789 is celebrated annually as this day in France?
What is Bastille Day?
200
The percentage of population in each of the three estates is?
What is first estate = 1%
second estate = 2%
third estate - 97%
200
The Queen of France during the Revolution.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
200
The National Assembly at Versailles swore this oath that they would not disband until a new constitution was created.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
200
The name given to a time during the Revolution when rumors of terror against the peasants caused them to go on a violent revolt against the nobles.
What is The Great Fear?
200
During the Revolution, this contraption becomes France's method of execution for the next two hundred years?
What is the Guillotine?
300
Name of the upper middle class members of the third estate.
What is the bourgeoisie?
300
King Louis XVI was tried and convicted of?
What is treason?
300
Influenced by America's Declaration of Independence, the new National Assembly of France adopts this great document of revolutionary ideals?
What is The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens (or Rights of Man)?
300
This lasted from July 1793 to July 1794, thousands of people lost their heads during this?
What is The Reign of Terror
300
The act of having pride and loyalty in one’s country.
What is Nationalism?
400
Members of the third estate resented this privilege given to the first two estates?
What is paying taxes?
400
These were French nobles who fled revolutionary France, but continued to support the King from other countries nearby.
What are Emigres?
400
In an effort to deal with France’s problems the former National Assembly, now the National Convention, created this committee, which basically gave absolute power to Maximillien Robespierre?
What is The Committee of Public Safety?
400
A sudden seizure of power, that many times is violent and ends quickly.
What is a Coup (Coup d'etate)?
400
During the third phase of the revolution, after the mass executions, this weak body of government took charge of France.
What is The Directory?
500
The King was forced to call a meeting of this, which represent the three estates?
What is the Estates General?
500
What happened to the "unofficial" King of France, Louis XVII?
What is he dies in prison (from neglect and disease)?
500
The National Assembly seemed to ignore the rioters entering the Palace of Versailles and chasing the Queen. The leaders of this riot were the feared?
Who are the Fish Ladies?
500
The powerful country that makes the mistake of threatening Paris with total destruction, getting the King beheading instead.
What is Prussia?
500
They were members of the lower class, but make up the bulk of the Revolutionary forces?