Chapter 22 Flashcards

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Taille

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Annual direct tax (land or property) that provided regular source of income for french monarchy

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Estate

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One of 3 classes of french society (before the revolution)

  1. Clergy (privileged=no taxes)
  2. Nobles (privileged=no taxes)
  3. Townspeople (unprivileged=taxes)
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Bourgeoisie

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Middle class: merchants, industrialists, professionals

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Sans-culottes

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“Without breeches”
members of Paris commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots
(Long pants instead of knee length breeches of nobles)

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Elector

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Individual qualified to vote in an election

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Coup d’état

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Sudden overthrow of gov

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Consulate

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Gov established in France after overthrow of directory in 1799, Napoleon as first consul

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Nationalism

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Unique cultural identity of a people.

Based on common language, religion, and national symbols.

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Conservatism

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Political philosophy based on tradition and social stability.
Favored obedience to political authority and organized religion.

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Principle of intervention

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Idea that great powers have right to send armies into countries with revolutions to restore gov.

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Liberalism

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Political philosophy based on enlightenment principles. People free from gov and basic rights protected.

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Old regime

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Socio-political system that existed in most of Europe during the 18th century

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Absolutism

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Ruler holds total power.

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Divine right of kings

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Power given by God

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14
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What was Frances economy based on?

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Agriculture

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Poor harvests caused what?

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Peasants to have trouble paying taxes.

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What caused France to go bankrupt?

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Wars
Funding of American revolution
Privileged classes wouldn’t submit to being taxed

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Deficit spending

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Gov spends more money than it takes from tax revenues.

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Philosophes

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Intellectuals, secular in thinking, reason and logic instead of faith, religion, and superstition.

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Long term causes

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Underlying causes

Stem back many years

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Short term causes

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Happen close to the moment the change happens.

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Long term causes of french revolution

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Absolutism
Unjust socio-political system (old regime)
Poor harvests meant peasants couldn’t pay taxes
Enlightenment philosophes
System of mercantilism restricted trade
Other successful revolutions: England’s glorious rev, American rev

22
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Short term causes of French Revolution

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Deficit spending
Famine
Estates general meeting (bankruptcy)

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Cahiers

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Traditional lists of grievances written by the people.

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At the estates general meeting how many votes to each estate get?

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1 but 3rd estate wanted it to be based on pop.

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Tennis court oath

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3rd estate declared itself to be National Assembly

Louis xvi locked 3rd estate out of meeting

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What happened on June 23, 1789?

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Louis relented.

3 estates meet together as National Assembly and vote by pop on constitution

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Paris commune

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Gov organized by partisans during uprisings in Paris.

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Émigrés

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Nobles that fled country

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Changes under National Assembly

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Abolition of special privileges.
Constitution of 1791
Declaration of the rights of man
Equality before the law

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Declaration of the rights of man included?

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Freedom of: religion, speech, the press
Guaranteed property rights
"Liberty, equality, fraternity"
Right of people to create laws
Right to fair trial
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Declaration of rights of women included?

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Inherit property

Divorce

32
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Girondists

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Moderates

Rich middle class

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Jacobins

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Workers

Radicals

34
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Reign of terror was headed by whom?

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Committee of public safety

35
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Thermidorean reaction ended what?

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Reign of terror

36
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What reforms did the convention pass?

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Metric system
Ended slavery
Ended debt imprisonment

37
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What gov did Napoleon overthrow?

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Directory

38
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Plebiscite

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Popular vote done by ballot

39
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Waterloo

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Battle where Napoleon was finally defeated.