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Who is the king Louis's Wife
Marie Antoniette
Which estate included the clergy?
1st Estate
Which estate included nobles?
2nd Estate
Which estate included peasants, merchants, and most French citizens?
3rd Estate
What were the three social classes in France called?
The Three Estates
What famous prison was stormed on July 14, 1789?
The Bastille
What meeting did Louis XVI call in 1789 because France was facing a financial crisis?
The Estates General
What new government did the Third Estate declare itself to be?
The National Assembly
What promise did members of the Third Estate make when they were locked out of their meeting room?
The Tennis Court Oath
Why was the Third Estate angry about taxes?
They paid most of the taxes while the First and Second Estates had many tax privileges.
How was king Louis XVI executed during the French Revolution?
What was the main goal of the Tennis Court Oath?
To create a new constitution for France.
Why did thousands of women march to Versailles in October 1789?
The price of bread
What document declared that French citizens had rights such as liberty and equality?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Who came up with the Enlightenment idea that argued that people had natural rights that governments should protect?
John Locke
Give two major causes of the French Revolution.
unfair taxation, social inequality, government debt, food shortages, high bread prices, Enlightenment ideas, weak leadership.
Who became one of the most powerful leaders during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
What was the Reign of Terror?
A period when suspected enemies of the Revolution were arrested and often executed.
Why was the storming of the Bastille an important symbol of the Revolution?
It represented resistance to royal authority and the power of ordinary citizens.
Why did European monarchies become concerned about the French Revolution?
They feared revolutionary ideas could spread and threaten their own monarchies.
France had serious financial problems before 1789. Explain how financial problems, social inequality, and Enlightenment ideas worked together to cause the Revolution... you need to explain all three.
Financial problems forced the government to seek more money, inequality placed much of the burden on the Third Estate, and Enlightenment ideas encouraged people to question whether the system was fair or legitimate.
Explain how France's system of taxation contributed to the Revolution.
The Third Estate paid most taxes despite having less political power, while the privileged estates paid fewer taxes, creating resentment and inequality.
How did Enlightenment ideas influence the French Revolution?
Ideas about natural rights, equality, popular sovereignty, and limiting government encouraged people to challenge absolute monarchy and privilege.
Which radical French journalist used his newspaper to call for violence against enemies of the Revolution?
Jean-Paul Marat
The Revolution began by demanding greater freedom and equality. How did the Reign of Terror contradict those goals?
The government used executions, fear, and limits on freedom to protect the Revolution.