French Society
This group made up the majority of the French population and paid the most taxes.
Who are the peasants?
This King was executed during the French Revolution.
Who is King Louis XVI (16th)?
This event on July 14, 1789, marked the start of the French Revolution
What is the storming of the Bastille?
This meeting had not been called for over 150 years until King Louis XVI did it.
What is the Estates General?
The period of executions and political violence in 1793-1794 was called this.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This class was vital to the economy but faced harsh restrictions.
Who are the bourgeoisie (middle class)?
Louis XIV called himself this type of king.
What is the "Sun King"?
The Third Estate broke away and formed this new political government body.
What is the National Assembly?
This document guaranteed freedom of speech, religion, and thought.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
This radical leader was assassinated in his bathtub.
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
This social structure placed the King at the top, followed by clergy and nobles, and workers at the bottom.
What is the Feudal System?
King Louis XIV moved the capital to this town.
What is Versailles?
DAILY DOUBLE
The Tennis Court Oath was a promise by the Third Estate to do what?
This period saw nobles flee and peasants attack noble estates.
What is the Great Fear?
The Reign of Terror was a period when thousands were executed for this reason.
What is being seen as enemies of the Revolution?
Working peasants in cities had to spend this much of their income on food.
What is half (50%)?
Marie Antoinette was originally from this country.
What is Austria?
This percentage of a peasant’s income was taken as a tithe.
What is 10%?
These were two reforms Robespierre implemented before his execution
What are the metric system, a more efficient army, new schools?
What group replaced the radical Jacobins after the fall of Robespierre?
Why did new philosophical ideas contribute to the Revolution?
They questioned the divine right of kings and promoted quality, individual rights, and democracy
Why was Marie Antoinette unpopular in France?
She was Austrian, spent huge amounts on luxury while people starved, and fired officials who tried to fix the economy.
Why was the Estates General unfair?
The Estates General was unfair because the nobles and clergy had more voting power than the Third Estate.
Name at least 3 rights and freedoms The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen granted
Freedom of speech, thought, religion. Right to property and security
Why was Robespierre eventually executed?
People feared he was becoming too powerful and had gone too far.