The beginning
What was the Social class which included Nobles and landowners
Second Estate
What is a revolution?
overthrow the current government/ a fundamental change in political organization
What percentage of people were in the third estate?
97-98%
What did Robespierre and Napoleon share in common/did in common?
Set up military dictatorship
What happened to Louis the XVI?
What is he was tried of treason and Executed by the guillotine.
What is the most significant cause of the French Revolution?
Economic and social inequality.
Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilian de Robespierre.
What was King Louis' solution for France's debt?
tax the estates
How many French citizens were killed during the Reign of Terror?
What is between 20,000 and 40,000 people
Who was one of the most hated nobility, hated for his/her extravagant lifestyle and parties?
Marie Antoinette
A type of government in which the King has total and complete rule is called...
Absolute Monarchy
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
An oath that the National Assembly took to keep meeting until the king agreed to their demands.
What happened to many citizens during the Reign of Terror?
Many were imprisoned or executed due to undue charges against them that they are royalists and seek to subvert the revolutionary efforts
Which group was taken over and removed by Napoleon
The Directory
The King of France lived at the extravagant palace here
Versailles
Why did members of the National Assembly storm the Bastille?
to send a message; they can't be taken down. They also needed gunpowder and ammunition.
Describe one main idea of the Declaration of the rights of Man
Equality and freedom for all, everyone has a right to participate in law, no prosecution for religious beliefs, free speech/press, etc.
The main factions of National Convention
Girondists and Jacobins
The workers of the third estate were known as this:
Sans culottes
What was the main purpose of the Committee for Public Safety?
What is to find anyone who was a traitor of the Revolution.
Why was France in tremendous debt prior to French Revolution? List two reasons.
Royalty lived extravagant lifestyles, France supported America in the American Revolution, and the structure of the tax system only required the 3rd Estate to pay.
What is a Coup d'etat?
is the sudden, often violent and unlawful overthrow of an existing government
What "religion" was created by Robespierre during the later phase of the revolution before the reign of terror
Cult of Reason
Marie Antoinette was from this country, traditionally France's enemy:
Austria
Who was the military leader that won France's battles against Prussia?
Napoleon Bonaparte