french revolution Flashcards
Evaluate the relationship between
the ideas of the Enlightenment and the
French
the emergence of new ideas and philosophies that underpinned the ideals of the French Revolution: religion, superstition, and irrational beliefs were being replaced by science, reason, and new theories about the rights of man.
Examine the causes of the French
Revolution
the Estate System, absolutism, Enlightenment ideas, food shortages, and the American Revolution
what were the social characteristics of the Ancien-Regime in France.
everyone was a subject of the king of France as well as a member of an estate and province.
what were the political characteristics of the Ancien-Regime in France.
traditional agriculture with very low productivity.
what were the economic characteristics of the Ancien-Regime in france?
All rights and status flowed from the social institutions, divided into three orders: clergy, nobility, and others (the Third Estate). There was no national citizenship.
Explain the course of the French
Revolution
The revolution began with the storming of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, and ended with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as ruler of France in 1799. During this tumultuous period, French citizens revolted against their monarchy and aristocracy, demanding liberty, equality, and fraternity.
what was Maximilien Robespierre’s role in the french revolution?
Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution.
what was Napoleon Bonaparte’s role in the french revolution?
Napoleon wanted to take over Europe Napoleon created the lycée system of schools for universal education, built many colleges, and introduced new civic codes that gave vastly more freedom to the French than during the Monarchy.
what was the reign of terror?
The Reign of Terror instituted the conscripted army, which saved France from invasion by other countries and in that sense preserved the Revolution
what was the Storming of the Bastille?
On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob.
Appraise the impact of the French
Revolution on the Atlantic World.
changed the maps and governments of the Atlantic world. Within 50 years, the European empires in the Americas would shrink and new nations would spread across the whole of the Americas.
