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French Revolution Flashcards

1
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A period of new thoughts regarding gov’t and humanity was called the…..

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ENLIGHTENMENT

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2
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John Lockes main idea was that humans…..

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were born w/ natural rights the gov’t should pretect

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3
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The three branches of gov’t each serve as checks and balances for each other. This was the idea of who??

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Montesque

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4
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Gatherings where he people of France discussed the ideas of the Enlightment.

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Salons

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5
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Who was the economist who believed that the gov’t should take a “hands off” approach to the economy.

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Adam Smith

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6
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The first revolution to be inspired but the Enlightenment was the…

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American Revolution

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7
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What did the Treaty of Paris do?

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It gave the Americans greater independence.

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8
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What are Social Classes in France called?

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Estates

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9
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What percent of the 3rd class was France made up of?

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97%

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10
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When the estates general met, it was the first time in _______ Years?

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175

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11
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Which estate did the poorest people in France belong to?

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The 3rd Estate

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12
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Members of the bourgeois may have been what professions?

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Merchants

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13
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This is a large palace built for entertaining huge parties and nobles

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Versailles

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14
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What are some of the direst causes of the French Revolution?

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  1. inequalities in society
  2. enlightenment ideas
  3. financial crisis
  4. .High taxes on the 3rd Estate
  5. Poor harvest that led to the 3rd estate suffering
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15
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Members of the 2nd estate were most likely in this profession.

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Nobles

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16
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Who inspired the French peasants?

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Enlightenment Philosophers

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17
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Which class was taxed the most in France?

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The 3rd Estate

18
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Who was the King of France during the beginning of the French Revolution?

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King Louis 16th

19
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Who was the Queen of France during the French Revolution?

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Marie Antoinette

20
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Where did the 3rd estate go when they left the Estates General to form their own govt?

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The tennis courts

21
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the declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen were drafted by which gov’t of France.

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National Assembly

22
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Who marched from Paris to Versailles demanding bread and made an agreement with the king and his family to return with them to Paris?

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7000 women

23
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The Third Estate declared themselves to be the new government of France, and they called themselves the..

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National Assembly

24
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July 14, 1789 is famous because this is when the peasants:

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Stormed the Bastille and began the French Revolution

25
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The new government created the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”. This document espoused the ideals of

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  1. Equal rights of MEN
  2. The gov’t should protect natural rights
  3. Natural rights
26
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Thousands were killed during the French Revolution by the….

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Guillotine

27
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The type of government that the French revolutionaries wanted was a…

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republic

28
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The fate of both the king and queen of France was….

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Being executed by the guillotine.

29
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The period of time in which up to 40,000 people may have been executed during the French Revolution was called the…

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Reign of Terror

30
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The man who was in charge of the Committee of Public Safety and started a huge period of executions was named…

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Robespierre

31
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The new government set up at the end of the Terror ended, and tried to create order, but was too weak, corrupt, and inefficient was called

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The directory

32
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The man who took over France and led them out of the chaos of the Revolution with a coup d’état

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Napoleon Bonaparte

33
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This leader (from the previous question) was first banished to this island, from which he escaped…

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Elba

34
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When Napoleon gave his voters a question in 1804 that asked if they wanted to make France an empire, this vote was called a _

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Plebisate

35
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Who did Napoleon snatch a crown from to make himself emperor of France?

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Pope Pius VII

36
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Who was the British admiral who was undefeated at Sea against Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile and the Battle of Trafalgar?

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Great Britain

37
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What country was led by Czar Alexander I?

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Russia

38
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The country from the previous question had troops and peasants do what as Napoleon’s army advanced?

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They set fire to the crops (scorched the earth)

39
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After Napoleon escaped from his Isle, what did he do?

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Took power for 100 days

40
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What happened at the Battle of Waterloo?

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Napoleon lost to Duke of Wellington and finally ends his power.

41
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Where was Napoleon exiled to for the final time?

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St. Helena

42
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The Congress of Vienna had the purpose of what?

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  1. Redraw the Map of Europe

2. Restore order and stability after war

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