French Revolution Flashcards
political and social system that existed in France before the Revolution of 1789
The Old Regime
major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights - The three groups that the French were divided into before the Revolution; the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate.
The Three Estates
middle class
Bourgeoisie
King of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General to undertake fiscal reforms, an event that eventually led to the French Revolution. Louis was convicted of treason by the revolutionary government and executed in 1793.
Louis XVI
Queen of France (1774-1793) as the wife of Louis XVI. She was tried and executed during the French Revolution.
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette - Madame Deficit The nickname for Marie.
Madame Deficit
assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789
Estates General
French politician - A priest and politician who contributed to the enlightenment ideas. His goal was to have every French citizen to be considered equal.
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes
French history the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly - a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate.
National Assembly
a meeting of the Estates General (the French parliamentary body) in May of 1789. The Estates General was made up of members of the First (clergy), Second (nobility), and Third (commoners) Estates and met at Versailles. During the following month, the First and Second Estate clashed with the Third Estate on a variety of issues, including the right to vote by head instead of by order. - Tennis Court Oath a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789. Wikipedia
Tennis Court Oath
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. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed. This article reporting the events of 14 July was published in an English newspaper called The World, a few days after the event took place. - was a fortress in Paris
The Bastille
July 14, observed in France in commemoration of the storming of the Paris Bastille by the citizens of Paris at the outset of the French Revolution (1789).
Bastille Day
general panic that occurred between 17 July and 3 August 1789 at the start of the French Revolution.
The Great Fear
Is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto.
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
French writer - a French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience.
Olympe de Gouges
the bicameral legislature in 28 states of the US - The legislature of France from October 1, 1791 to September 20, 1792 during the years of the French Revolution.
Legislative Assembly
Arising from or going to a root or source; basic
Radicals
Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme
Moderates
One who has left a native country, especially for political reasons.
Emigres
A name for republicans, originally meant as an insult, referring to the trousers worn by common people rather than courtly breeches. - The common people of the lower classes in late 18th century France.
Sans-culottes
French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793) - a physician, political theorist and scientist best known for his career in France as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution.
Jean-Paul Marat
a convention held every four years by each major US political party to choose its presidential candidate - a single-chamber assembly in France from September 20, 1792 to October 26, 1795 during the French Revolution.
National Convention
Society of the Friends of the Constitution - The most prominent political clubs of the French Revolution.
The Jacobins
