Causes for The French Revolution
This previous revolution helped to inspire the French people to later do the same in France
The American Revolution
King of France during the French Revolution
King Louis XVI
This was demanded from the queen at The Women's March On Versailles
Flour (for bread)
This Estate only made up 1% of the French population
The 1st Estate
The symbol of the Reign of Terror that killed over 17,000 people
The guillotine
She was called Madame Deficit for all the personal spending she did on gambling, jewelry, clothing, etc.
Marie Antionette
The man responsible for Louis XVI and Marie Antionette's death
Maximillian Robespierre
The symbolic start to the French Revolution
The Storming of The Bastille
She was accused of saying "let them eat cake" referring to giving the poor her left overs
Marie Antionette
The document set forth the principles underlying the French Revolution and adopted by the National Assembly in August, 1789
The Declaration of the Rights of Man (and of the Citizen)
The ruling political group responsible for the Reign of Terror
The Jacobins
Social class system in France up until the French Revolution
The Estate System (The Estates)
Where the King and Queen of France lived
Versailles
King Louis and Queen Marie DID NOT consummate (NO intimacy) the marriage for how many years?
7
Event that caused Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to move from Versailles to Paris in 1789 because women demanded flour
The Women's March on Versailles
At The Estates General meeting, all three estates had ONLY ___ vote each
1 (one)
The Estate that was responsible for the overthrow of the King, The Church, and The Nobility
The 3rd Estate
Where the National Assembly met to proclaim that they would continue to meet until a constitution had been drawn up for France against King Louis XVI
A tennis court
Who was the King of France before Louis XVI?
Louis XV (his Grand father)
The leader of the Committee for Public Safety and leader during the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
A form of government with a king or queen, but also a set of written laws that constrain the king or queen's authority and power
Constitutional Monarchy
This Estate made up only 2% of the French population and were the nobility of the country
The 2nd Estate
The date the French Revolution began
July 14th, 1789
How much bread did the average French person eat daily before the revolution?
2 pounds
This other French Revolution document that challenged the role of gender and the limits of revolutionary equality
The Declaration of the Rights of Women and Female Citizen