French Revolution Review

Causes

1

This meeting hadn't been called in over 200 years

The Estates General

2

Peasants weren't getting enough of this, so they rioted.

Bread

4

This was one of the underlying reasons causing the bad harvests.

Mini-Ice Age

6

Calling people  "Senor," different taxes rules, Absolute monarchies, and privileges for the rich

Ancien Regime

9

The French government used this type of economics, inspired by Adam Smith and Quesnay 

Laissez-Faire

Figures

1

The reluctant absolute monarch who loses his head at the hands of the revolutionaries

Louis XIV

2

Famously said "let them eat cake," probably. 

Marie Antionette

4

The primary intellectual opponent of Robespierre. Ends up getting executed for being too "moderate." (Looks like a goomba) 

Georges Danton 

6

This man was the primary journalist of "The Friend of the People.' He wrote incendiary attacks on opponents from his bathtub. 

Jean-Paul Marat

9

Primary instigator of the Coup of 1799 which allows Napoleon to take control of the directory

Abbe Sieyes

Events

1

Rather than allowing the pope to do it, as was tradition, Napoleon does it himself in Notre-Dame Cathedral 

Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor

2

The mass execution of close to 10,000 men and 500,000 more imprisoned. Perpetrated by Robespierre mostly against members of the 3rd Estate. 

The Reign of Terror 

4

Believed to be hoarding weapons and gun powder. When the bricks were torn out and the prisoners freed, only then did the revolution begin. 

Storming of the Bastille

6

In response to the King being allowed to keep his power after he tried to flee the country. 50 people executed by the National Guard. 

Champ de Mars

9

The intellectual and philosophical movement which inspired much of the thoughts towards republicanism.

The Enlightenment