French Revolution

Question 1

What happened on July 14th 1789?

Answer 1

The storming of the Bastille

Question 2

What was the name of the French kings wife?

Answer 2

Marie Antoinette

Question 3

What nationality was the French kings wife?

Answer 3

Austrian

Question 4

How many estates were there in the Estates-General?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

What was the Tennis Court Oath?

Answer 5

An oath stating that the 3rd estate would set up a National Assembly

Question 6

When was the Tennis Court Oath taken?

Answer 6

20th June 1789

Question 7

What were the 2 causes of the French Revolution?

Answer 7

Hunger/ poverty and the American war of independence which influenced the French to revolt.

Question 8

What was the name of the radical Jacobin who presided over the Reign of Terror?

Answer 8

Robespierre

Question 9

Which revolutionary was murdered whilst in the bath?

Answer 9

Marat

Question 10

What is the origin of right and left wing?

Answer 10

Where radicals and moderates sat in the National Assembly.

Question 11

Where did the King of France reside?

Answer 11

Palace of Versailles

Question 12

Which Whig politician spoke out against the French Revolution?

Answer 12

Burke

Question 13

Who wrote the book called the Rights of Man?

Answer 13

Thomas Paine

Question 14

How many copies did the Rights of Man sell?

Answer 14

200’000

Question 15

When was the Rights of Man published?

Answer 15

1791

Question 16

What happened at Copenhagen Fields in 1795?

Answer 16

More than 100’000 people demonstrated for more political rights.

Question 17

Why was the London Corresponding Society formed?

Answer 17

To pressurise the government into making political reforms.

Question 18

What did the Sheffield Society create in 1792?

Answer 18

A petition asking the government for political reform.

Question 19

Name 2 Whig MPs who supported the French Revolution:

Answer 19

Charles James Fox and Earl Grey.

Question 20

Why did many people turn away from the French Revolution from 1793 onwards?

Answer 20

Napoleonic wars from 1793 - 1815.

Question 21

Name a law that the government passed in 1795 to stop revolution from happening in Britain:

Answer 21

The Treasonable Act and The Seditious Meetings Act.

Question 22

Name 3 other ways that government responded to the threat of the French Revolution:

Answer 22

Banned Rights of Man, spy network set up and tax on newspapers.