French Revolution fact test Flashcards
1.What happened on July 14th 1789?
Storming of the Bastille
2.What was the name of the French king’s wife?
Marie Antoinette
3.What nationality was the French king’s wife?
Austrian
4.How many estates were in the Estates-General?
3
5.What was the Tennis Court Oath?
The oath taken that the 3rd estate would set up a national assembly
6.When was the Tennis Court Oath taken?
20th June 1789
7.What were 2 of the causes of the French Revolution?
taxation of the 3rd estate, absolute monarch, poverty, bad harvests, national debt, lavish lifestyle of the nobility
8.What was the name of the radical Jacobin who presided over the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre
9.Which revolutionary was murdered whilst in the bath?
Marat
10.What is the origin of right and left wing?
Where the radicals and moderates sat in the National Assembly
11.Where did the King of France reside?
Palace of Versailles
12.Which Whig politician spoke out against the French Revolution?
Edmund Burke
13.Who wrote the book called the Rights of Man?
Tom Paine
14.How many copies did the Rights of Man sell?
200,000
15.When was the Rights of Man published?
1791
16.What happened at Copenhagen Fields in 1795?
More than 100,000 people demonstrated for more political rights
17.Why was the London Corresponding Society formed?
To pressurise the government into making political reforms.
18.What did the Sheffield Society create in 1792?
A petition to parliament asking for political reform
19.Name 2 Whig MPs who supported the French Revolution.
Charles James Fox, Earl Grey
20.Why did many people turn away from the French Revolution from 1793 onwards?
Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815
21.Name a law that the government passed in 1795 to stop revolution from happening in Britain.
The Treasonable Practices Act and The Seditious Meetings Act
22.Name 2 other ways that the government responded to the threat of the French Revolution.
Banned Rights of Man, spy network set up, tax on newspapers.
