French revolution Flashcards
when did the estates general meet
may 1789
What did the estates general enforce
constitutional Monarchy and that the other 2 states must pay taxes
tennis court oath
Pledge by Third Estate not to disband until a constitution was written in June 1789
Storming of Bastille
Revolutionary attack on a prison and armory in Paris on July 14, 1789
Declaration of Rights of Man
Document declaring equal rights for all citizens
When was the Declaration of Rights of Man and how many articals did it contain
Agust 1789 and 17 articals
what 2 documents inspired the Declaration of Rights of Man
declaration of independence
English bill of rights
What did Louis Bring bck from Paris
flour and the women were super mad he didn’t help them sooner
Legislative Assembly
Government body with limited power to the monarchy consisted of wealthy people
Why did the Legislative Assembly collapse
war
Paris Commune
established their own government- national convention
National Convention
Rebel-run government that replaced the Paris Commune
Jacobins
Radical political group led by Robespierre
girodins
more convservative
reign of terror
Period of violence during the French Revolution
What was the main source of murder in the rain of terror
guillotine
Who built up a big and sucessful army
Robespierre
directory
Government made up of two branches and five men with differing opinions
What did the upper house of the directory do
accepted laws
what did the lower house do
drafted laws
problems with the directory
indecisive about the government
people were waiting to take over so they asked for help
first thing napoeon did when he got power
restored his relationship with the church
Napoleonic Code
Set of 7 laws established by Napoleon, promoting equality and order
What was napoeons last domestic acheivment
revolutionary preservation
After France is cleaned up napoleon does what
creats his grand empire
what does his grand empire consist of
-french empire
allied states
-dependent
French Empire
Core territory ruled by Napoleon
Allied States
States defeated by Napoleon
dependent states
states depending on napoleon
what were napoleons 2 biggest enemies
Russia and britain
What was russias plan
lore them into the middle fothe country and wait for the winter to take them out
where did napolen go after Russia exiled him
france
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon’s final defeat in 1815
Louis XVI
Monarch of France during the French Revolution. shy and selfish
Marie Antoinette
Queen of France, wife of Louis XVI didnt care about french ppl, from austria, lazy and spent a lot of money
year the french revolution officially started
1789
after napoleon was exiled by France what happened
he died of stomach cancer
why did the french rev start
money problems, social problems and enlightenment from john locke
french social hierarchy
1st estate- clergy 2nd estate- nobility 3rd estate- peasant
