Chapter 19: French Revolution Flashcards
The Marquis de Lafayette
Head of the national militia after the fall of bastille
The Bastille
The royal armory filled with arms and ammunition
Also a state prison
Was stormed in 1789 by a mob looking for reform and revolution
Bourgeoisie
Middle class (2.3 million people) Owned 20 to 25% of the land Included merchants, industrialists, and bankers also lawyers, doctors, writers, and holders of public offices
Abbe Sieyes
3rd estate representative
Said “what is the third estate? Everything. What has it been thus far in political order? Nothing. What does it demand? To become something.”
The Estates General
French Parliamentary body
1st and 2nd estates got 300 representatives
3rd got 600 representatives
The Tennis Court Oath
When the 3 estate representatives went to meet but found the doors locked, they gathered at a nearby tennis court and swore that they would continue to meet until they had a constitution
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Inspired by the American declaration of independence
Gave ideas of freedom of speech and press, equality of all men, liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression
The Declaration of the Rights of Women
Written by Olympe de Gouges on the basis of the Declaration of the rights of the man and citizen
Was ignored by the national assembly
The Jacobins
Extreme radical revolutionists
Declaration of Pillnitz
An effort by Austria and Prussia to put the French king back into power because they were afraid of the revolution spreading to their countries
Sans Culottes
Ordinary Patriots without fine clothing
Ran the Paris Commune
Jacques Neckar
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The Directory
A group of 5 electors chosen to be executive authority by the Council of Elders from a list provided by the Council of 500
Their reign held lots of corruption and relied heavily on the military
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state
All clergy were required to swear and oath of allegiance to this constitution
The pope forbade it
Georges Danton
Led the Paris Commune
Was a minister of justice
