Show:
The Estates
Economic Crisis
The Constitutional Phase of the Revolution
The Revolution Begins
The Radical Phase of the Revolution
100
The Clergy were members of which estate?
The First Estate
100
Who were the only group or Estate in France to pay taxes?
The Third Estate
100
The delegates from the Estates-General who declared themselves to be the National Assembly were mostly from which Estate?
The Third Estate
100
What is the name of the Paris prison attacked by an angry mob on July 14th, 1789?
The Bastille.
100
Who was executed on January 21, 1793, for treason?
King Louis XVI
200
Who belonged to the Second Estate?
The Nobility
200
Why did the King summon the Estates General in 1789?
To pay off the debt; to raise taxes
200
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was modeled on what document?
The Declaration of Independence.
200
What kind of government was created with the Constitution of 1791?
A Constitutional Monarchy.
200
What was the name of the device used to execute criminals during the French Revolution?
The Guillotine
300
What was the largest group in the Third Estate?
The Peasants
300
Give three reasons why France was experiencing an economic crisis.
Lavish spending by French kings French support for the American Revolution Nobles and clergy did not pay taxes
300
What rights were proclaimed under the Declaration of Rights of the Man and of the Citizen?
Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, protection against arbitrary arrest, voting rights for male citizens.
300
Who was allowed to vote under the Constitution of 1791?
Males who paid a minimum tax.
300
What was the name given to the Radicals in the French Assembly?
The Jacobins
400
Which group in the Third Estate was the poorest?
Urban workers.
400
Why were so many of the poor in France so very angry?
High food prices, food shortages, high taxes, unfair government.
400
In the Tennis Court Oath, the National Assembly promised they would not stop meeting until what happened?
They created a fair and just constitution.
400
What forced King Louis XVI to accept the decrees of the National Assembly?
He was captured by an angry mob of women and forced to move to Paris.
400
What kind of government was created by the National Convention in 1792?
A Republic
500
Merchants were also known by this term, starting with the letter "B".
Bourgeoisie
500
What rights for women did the Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen protect?
none.
500
Why were the women who attacked the King's palace so angry?
They were hungry; mad about high food prices.
500
What ended the "Reign of Terror"?
The execution of Maximilien Robespierre.