Chapter 9 Test Questions Flashcards
Where did the French Revolution take place?
France
Who was involved in the French Revolution ?
The poor/middle class people VS the nobility and monarchy
The cause of the French Revolution caused struggles for what ?
- Representative governt
- Equality of opportunity
- Economic stability/prosperity
Second reason of the cause of the French Revolution: Unbalanced power - three estates ?
- Clergy
- Nobility
- Everyone else
Bourgeoisie -
Middle class; top of third estate
Who were in the bourgeoisie ?
Bankers, lawyers, and doctors
9 out of 10 people in the 3rd estate were these people :
Rural peasants
What type of people were in the rural peasants ?
Farmers
Urban workers -
Poorest of the three classes in the 3rd estate; many were beggars and committed crimes
The monarchy was the fourth cause of the French Revolution: who was the king, and how old was he when he was married ?
King Louis XVI. and 15
Who did King Louis XVI marry ?
Marie Antoinette
True or false: Marie was born Archduchess of Austria?
True.
Four main issues why third estate is MAD!?
- lavish spending by other two estates is unfair
- best jobs= only for nobles
- high unemployment in third estates
- poorest people had to pay more taxes
Who was Napoleon ?
Military leader & emperor
King Louis XVI cared little about what ?
Cared little about ruling
Robespierre -
Leader of National Assembly, lawyer, and supported equal rights.
First Estate-
Clergy, smallest group, cardinals, bishops, and priests
Second estate -
Second largest group, held leading government roles
Third estates -
Largest group, had to pay taxes, struggled to survive
Bastille -
Prison peasants stormed into, demanding weapons
National Assembly -
Wrote the declaration of the rights of man
Bread -
The women stormed the palace yelling “BREAD”