French Revolution Flashcards
Who was King during the French Revolution?
Louie the 16th/ XVI
Who made up the First Estate
The Clurgy/church
Who made up the Second Estate
The Nobility
Who made up the Third Estate
Bourguase, Workers and Peasants
What group in the Third Estate made up 80% of the French population?
Peasants
Who committed the Reign of Terror in France?
Comitte of public safety/Robespeirre
What tyrant came to power in France as a result of the revolution and France’s
war against 5 other European countries?
Napoleon
What document was created during the French Revolution that borrows heavily
from the Declaration of Independence?
The declaration of the rights of man
- What are the three key ideas of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Natural rights, Equal Tax, Social contract
What two political revolutions occurred because of the influence of the Scientific
Revolution and Enlightenment?
French and American
Which estate paid the most in taxes and had the fewest rights under the Old
Regime?
Third estate
When did the French Revolution begin and end?
1789-1815
During what Battle did the British finally defeat Napoleon and end the French
Empire of 1815?
The Battle of Waterloo
What country in Eastern Europe lacked a strong merchant class and still had
absolute monarchs as late as 1915 CE?
Russia
What word means when the people have the right to change their government if it
violates their rights?
Social Contract
What country in Europe had a strong merchant class and as a result overthrew their absolute monarch, James II, in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution and established the first limited monarchy in Western Europe?
Great brittain
In what country in the Caribbean did slaves revolt because they were inspired by
the events in France?
Hatie
What two countries in South America had revolutions inspired by the French` Revolution?
Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico
Who led the only successful slave revolt in history in the French colony of Saint
Domingue in 1801?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Which 19 th century ideology – Conservatism or Liberalism – liked the ideas of the
Enlightenment, supported written constitutions, and the freedom of the individual? Its most well known supporter was John Stuart Mill in his book On Liberty.
Libralism
At what conference did conservative elements in Europe establish a balance of
power as a bulwark against future radical revolutions like the French Revolution?
Confrence of Viena
- Identify three conditions that usually contribute to a revolution.
lots of wealth inequality, corrupt government, tyrany
Which 19th century ideology (set of beliefs) arose in reaction against the radicalism of American and French Revolutions – Conservatism or Liberalism? Its most well known supporter was Edmund Burke.
Conservatives
Who did not achieve citizenship as a result of the French Revolution?
Women and slaves
