Influences
What three areas of the Enlightenment was the French Revolution a direct product of?
What is philosophy/ theology, politics/government, and economics.
The National Assembly from 1789-1790 took two further actions which were to abolish the ________, and nationalize the _________ church. Economically is abolished the _________ system.
What is nobility/ Catholic/ guild
T/F: The guillotine was a very inhuman form of execution.
What is False-death was instant, which made it more humane than other forms of execution.
The French Revolution was influenced by the American Revolution because so many French officers during the American Revolution gained a taste for _______________.
What is liberty
Who were the French nobles who left France during the Revolution called?
What is emgres
What was the name of the Third Stage of the French Revolution from 1794-1799? a. Thermidorian Reaction b. Haitian Revolution c. Reign of Terror d.Marching of the Bastille
What is a. Thermidorian Reaction
Who was the leader that was the lawyer who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution, and responsible for the Reign of Terror? a. Napoleon b. King Louis XVI c. Oliver Cromwell d. Robespierre
What is d. Robespierre (ironically he was killed by the guillotine)
The American Revolution also influenced the French in that many of the early French revolutionary leaders sought advice from _________ ___________, who was the US Ambassador to France in the early stages of the French Revolution.
What is Thomas Jefferson
Which country did the National Assembly declare war on in April 1792, because it was threatening France?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. Austria
D. Poland
What is C. Austria
During the first phase of the French Revolution, why did the third estate rebel?
What is it only had one vote when the clergy and nobility also only had one vote (three votes total).
The American Revolution also influenced the French in that the British-American pamphleteer _________ ____________ was in France during the Revolution, and he wrote an influential work in support of the Revolution.
What was Thomas Paine
Where had Napoleon experienced substantial victories prior to his coup d'etat in France on teh Directory?
What is Italy.
What two actions did the Declaration of Rights of Man by the new National Assembly take?
What is 1. guaranteed equality for all French males, and 2. freedom of speech.
T/F: The second phase of the French Revolution was more radical than the first stage because the new legislature, known as the National Convention was in charge.
What is TRUE (although it still was divided into two camps-Girondists and the Mountain.
What was the name of the French military leader who both assisted the American in victory in the American Revolution, but also later saved Marie Antoinette from murder? a. Napoleon Bonaparte b. Montesquie c. Marquis de Lafayette d. Toussaint L'Overture
What is c. Marquis de Lafayette
Why was Marie Antoinette arrested and convicted of treason charges in 1792?
What is she was an Austrian Hapsburg by birth so they accused her and Louis XVI of "aiding the enemy" (Austria). Thus, brought the monarchy to an end.
What was the Oath of the Tennis Court?
What is the third estates plan to not disband until the two estates (nobility and clergy) and the king recognized them as the National Assembly.
List the 6 specific causes of the French Revolution (page 11 in study guide): Try to memorize using a mnemonic
What is 1. unpopularity of Louis XV (didn't like his mistress)2. unpopularity of Louis XVI (didn't like his wife either, but he was also seen as weak) 3. taxes needed to pay off 7 Years War upset the nobility 4. agricultural crisis 5. restlessness of the middle class (bourgeois) 6. long term resentment of the poor.