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French Revolution Flashcards

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What were the 5 causes of the French Revolution?

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  1. Influence of Enlightenment ideas
  2. Influence of the American Revolution
  3. Taxes on the third estate
  4. Financial crisis
  5. Bread shortages
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What were the 4 events of the French Revolution?

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  1. Tennis Court Oath
  2. Storming of the Bastille
  3. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
  4. Reign of Terror
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What were the outcomes of the French Revolution?

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  • end of the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI
  • rise of Napoleon
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What provided a blueprint for challenging monarchy and bankrupted France?

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The American Revolution

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Who created the National Asembly?

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the third estate

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What is created when the third estate revolts and creates their own body?

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The National Assembly

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Who was the king during the French Revolution?

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Louis XVI

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How did Louis XVI die?

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The Jacobins made him a prisoner for treason and was killed by the guillotine.

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Who was the leader of the Jacobins?

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Maximilian Robespierre

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Who saw opponents as anyone who was disloyal to the Revolution or supported the return of the monarch?

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Maximilian Robespierre

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Who picked the people who would get executed by the guillotine?

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Jean-Paul Marat

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What 3 Enlightenment ideas encouraged the overthrown of a monarch?

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  1. Natural Rights
  2. Social Contract
  3. Separation of Church and State
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Who were the clergy?

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First estate

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What estate wore feathers in their hats?

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Nobility (second estate)

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Who were the nobility?

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Second estate

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Who was apart of the third estate?

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Peasants and everyone else

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What was the Reign of Terror?

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A period of mass executions led by Robespierre

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Who took control of the government of France?

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Jacobins

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What group advocated for violence and executions against moderates?

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Jacobins

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What was the Legacy of Napoleon? (4)

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  1. unsuccessful attempt to unify
  2. Europe under French domination
  3. Napoleonic code
  4. Awakening of feelings of national pride and growth of nationalism
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What was the Tennis Court Oath about?

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The third estate took this oath to never separate until a written constitution had been established in France

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Who created the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?

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The new National Assembly (third estate)

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What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen say?

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all men are equal by law
freedom of speech, press, and religion

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What was the Bastille?

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a state prison in France

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What was the significance of the Storming of the Bastille?

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It marked the beginning of the French Revolution

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What happening the the Storming of the Bastille?

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The Bastille was attacked by revolutionaries (the third estate - craftsmen and store owners)

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Who was the Estates General of 1789?

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a meeting of representatives from all 3 estates

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What happened after Robespierre was exectuted?

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the Directory was formed

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