French Revolution Flashcards

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Louis XVI

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Absolute monarch of France

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Marie Antoninette

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Queen of France, Louis XVI’s wife, from Austria

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Divine right

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the belief that the power to rule came from God

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Third Estate

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majority of population, 97%, bourgeoisie (middle class) and peasants, highly taxed, no rights in government, little land

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Bourgeiosie

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middle class of Third Estate, led revolution, read Enlightenment ideas

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National Assembly

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government formed by the Third Estate

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Tennis Court Oath

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oath taken by Third Estate to write a Constitution

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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document written by Third Estate demanding more rights, influenced by Enlightenment (especially Locke)

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Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizen

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document advocating for women’s rights during French Revolution

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Robespierre

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radical of the Jacobin party in France, led the Reign of Terror

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Reign of Terror

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a time period when Robespierre led the Committee of Public Safety, thousands killed for being accused of going against revolution

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Directory

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5 men ruling France after the Reign of Terror, weak, corrupt, ineffective

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Jacobins

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political party that led the Reign of Terror, led by Robespierre

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Causes of French Revolution

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Inequality with taxes/land towards Third Estate, no rights for lower classes, abuses of the monarchy, deficit spending, bad harvests, spread of Enlightenment ideas

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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military commander who overthrew the Directory, Emperor or France

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Napoleonic Code

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new law code instituted by Napoleon, equality for men, women lost rights

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Which country was Napoleon’s biggest downfall?

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Russia-Why? size and climate

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Congress of Vienna

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meeting of European leaders after Napoleon is exiled, goal was to restore old regimes (monarchs) to power, create a balance of power in Europe