French

Question 1

King Louis XVI

Answer 1

-brought France to the brink of bankruptcy
-viewed as a weak leader
-fled from france
-was killed by the guillutine in 1793

Question 2

Marie Antoinette

Answer 2

-killed by the guilitine in 1793
-did not, in fact, say ‘let them eat cake’
-queen of France

Question 3

Jacobins

Answer 3

-arrested Kink Louis XVI in 1792
-wanted to stop the French monarchy and put an end to the French republic
-took control of the national convention in 1793
-initiated the Reign of Terror

Question 4

Reign of Terror

Answer 4

-initiated by the Jacobins
-suspected enemies of the revolution were murdered
-lasted nearly a year

Question 5

Guillotine

Answer 5

a large metal razor blade sliding on tracks that cut people’s heads off and was said to be a quick, clean, and painless death

Question 6

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 6

-millitary commander and french emporor
-died 1821

Question 7

National Assembly

Answer 7

-the third estate
-met in a tennis court
-created the tennis court oath

Question 8

3 Estates

Answer 8

-three groups of people
-the third estate is the National Assembly (citizens)
-the second estate were the church officials
-the first estate was the clergy

Question 9

French Revolution

Answer 9

-a political shift
-three sides:
-The National Assembly and the Tennis Court Oath
-the Jacobins
-the king and queen
-the French Revolution was a watershed moment

Question 10

Maximilien Robespierre

Answer 10

-president of the National Convention
-lawyer