People
The King of France during the French Revolution
Louis XVI
The number of estates in French society
3 estates
The Third Estate changed their name and became this group when the Revolution began
The National Assembly
When King Louis XVI locked the National Assembly out of their building, they had their meeting and signed their oath at this place
A tennis court
By signing this, the National Assembly members vowed to keep meeting until they had drafted a new constitution
The Tennis Court Oath
The Dictator that took over France in a Coup d'etat
Napoleon Bonaparte
The poorest people were part of this estate
The Third Estate
This was the radical faction that gained control within the National Assembly
The Jacobins
This event was caused by a mob in search of gunpowder
The Storming of the Bastille
This was the main method of execution during the French Revolution
Guillotine
Otherwise known as "Madame Deficit"
Marie Antoinette
Members of the 1st and 2nd Estates did not have to do this
Pay taxes
When King Louis XVI was not able to fix the financial crisis, he had to call a meeting of this group
The Estates General
The period in which riots broke out in the countryside and peasants burned their noblemen's chateaus and feudal obligations
The Great Fear
The name given to the French flag
The Tricolor
The man who controlled France during the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
The Second Estate contained this class of people
Nobles
The term for divided groups with differing views within the same political party
A faction
This event was caused by a mob in search of gunpowder
Storming of the Bastille
This was the palace in which Louis XVI and the royal family lived
Versailles
A French revolutionary who also fought in another country's revolution (and created the Tricolor)
Marquis de Lafayette
These were the wealthiest members of the Third Estate
The Bourgeoisie
This government took over following the execution of Robespierre
The Directory
The time during which most executions took place and Robespierre was in charge
The Reign of Terror
The country that Marie Antoinette was from
Austria