French Revolution!
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- Clergy
- wanted to control the Church
- What was the overall significance of the storming of the Bastille?
- publically destroying a symbol of the king and his absolute power
- Events of the Revolution:
- Storming of the Bastille, Women's March on Versailles, Constitution of 1791, Louis XVI's flight and capture, Committee of Public Safety established, Reign of Terror, execution of Louis XVI and Marie, exectution of Robespierre
- What were some of the permanent results of the Revolution for France?
- abuses of the Old Regime eliminated, introduction to democratic rights, nationalism, educational improvements, world influence
- In the National Assembly, what faction was considered to be the moderates?
- girondists
- The Constitution of 1795 created the Directory. What was the Directory?
- a type of government with five elected 'directors' and a two house parliament: Council of Elders/ Council of 500
- What were some of the causes of the French Revolution?
- political, economic, and social
- What was the purpose of the Reign of Terror and how long did it last?
- arrest and execute suspected traitors and counter-revolutionaries; one year
- Tennis Court Oath
- pledge to right a Constitution for France
- How many directors were on the Directory?
- five
- Charlotte Corday
- murderer of Marat
- What was Louis XVI convicted of?
- treason
- Why did women march to Versailles?
- to lower bread prices
- How did Napoleon gain power in France in 1799?
- established a military dictatorship- coup d-etat
- What was the battle cry for the Revolution?
- Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!
- Lettres de Cachet
- death without trial
- How long did the Reign of Terror last?
- one year
- What happened as a result of the Women's March on Versailles?
- the king and his family are taken to Paris never to return
- What did the radicals do to the National Assembly in 1792?
- ?
- What fraction of the land belonged to the Church prior the Revolution?
- 1/5
- Law of Suspects
- law that arrested counter-revolutionaries
- On what day and year was the Bastille stormed?
- July 14, 1789
- Who was Madame Tussaud?
- artist who made death masks
- What new invention greatly aided the Reign of Terror?
- the Guillotine
- What were the effects of the Constitution of 1791? Who wrote it?
- established France as a united monarchy, seperated powers; National Assembly
- How long did the Directory stay in power?
- four years
- What did the emigres want leaders of the other nations to do?
- wage war against France
- Sans Culottes
- wanted to kill all nobility
- List all of the government types experienced in France between 1791-1799:
- limited monarchy, republic, directory, military dictatorship
- During the French revolution, what did the Jacobins favor the establishment of?
- a republuc dominated by poor people
- Robert Turgot
- Lous XVI's finance manager that was fired
- Who were the two privileged classes in France under the Old Regime
- clergy, nobles
- What did Robespierre try to do during the Reign of Terror?
- wipe out all counter-revolutionaries
- La Mersailles
- French National Anthem
- What injustices are abolished by the National Assembly?
- tax exemptions, fuedal dues, mandatory tithes, class distinctions
- Why did Louis XVI summon the Estates-General in 1789?
- to consider the question of goverment bankrupcy
- Emigres
- nobles that fled France
- When Louis XVI called the Estates-General, it was the first that had been done in how many years?
- 175 years
- Why was Danton killed?
- he spoke out against the Revolution (questioned the Reign of Terror)
- Why did the representatives of the Third Estate become the National Assembly?
- because of the unfair voting of the Estates-General
- In what year and why did the king try to escape?
- 1791; because he thinks if he can get to Austria, Marie's family could protect them and they could negociate and ending to the Revolution
- What percentage of France's total popoulation made up the Third Estate?
- 97%
- What was the Committee of Public Safety and why did they institute conscription?
- dictatorship under Robespierre made to find counter-revolutionaries; they needed a larger army
- How many people died during the Reign of Terror?
- 20,000-40,000
- What percentage of taxpayer's income went for taxes?
- 60%
- Why did people look to the army for help?
- social unrest and chaos and they were desperate and the people were out of control
- French middle class
- Bourgeoisie
- Marat
- editor of L'Ami Du People
- Who were the sans cullottes?
- ultra-radicals that wanted to execute all nobles; "without knee britches"
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man was based mainly on the teachings of whom?
- Rousseau
- When did the French Revolution begin and end?
- July 14, 1789- November 9, 1799
- Name the three Jacobin leaders:
- Robespierre, Danton, Marot