FRENCH REVOLUTION FINAL ASSESMENT Flashcards
REVISE
when did the French revolution start and end
The French Revolution started in 1789 and ended in 1799 with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
what was the three estates
The Three Estates were the social classes in pre-revolutionary France
who were in the three estates and what percentage of the population do they span
First Estate (Clergy): 1% of the population
Second Estate (Nobility): 2% of the population
Third Estate (Commoners): 97% of the population
what privileges did the three estates have
First Estate: did not pay tax and had their own law courts
Second Estate: had to pay little in tax don’t have do military services and could carry a sword
Third Estate: had no privileges.
what was the “ancien regime”
the old system of government and society in France, which was on absolute monarchy and the privileges of the First and Second Estates.
what was the tax system like for the three estates
The richer you are the less tax
what problem did the tax system of the French bring to its citizens
the would just keep getting richer and the poor would just keep getting poorer
who were the king and queen of France and why were they disliked
The king was Louis XVI and the queen was Marie Antoinette. the queen was disliked for her extravagant spending unloyalty to Louis and also because he was Austrian Louis XVI was disliked because he was a complete Monarchy and could solve Frances many problems
what and where was the Petit Trianon
The Petit Trianon was a Marie Antoinnette is a small hamlet located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
why did some people criticize Mary Antoinnette for building a hamlet and why did some people think its good
Critics saw it as wasteful and out of touch and offended when others are struggling. Supporters argued it improved the environment and she did save 12 poor family with it
what was the “lettres de cachet”
The lettres de cachet were letters signed by the king that allowed the imprisonment or exile of individuals without trials
why was France in Financial Debts
France was in debt due to the extravagant spending of the monarchy. and the tax system was inefficient. so they are spending much more then they earn
why did the king call Estates Generals for a meeting
King Louis XVI called the Estates-General in 1789 to address France’s financial crisis and to get approval for the new taxes system.
when was the “Estates General”
May 5th 1789
what was the voting system like in the Estates General meeting and what did the third estate think of it
In the Estates General, each estate had one vote, meaning the First and Second Estates could always outvote the Third Estate. The Third Estate, representing 97% of the population, felt that this system was unfair.
why did France suffer a food crisis and what affects did it bring
poor harvests due to bad weather caused food shortages and its price rising leading to hunger, poverty, and effects on other manufactures as people couldn’t offered them
where was the estates General meeting held and what happened and what did the third estates suggest in it and what did the king act on it and what did they react to it
in a large hall in Versailles. The Third Estate wanted a vote per person to ensure their influence. The king rejected this and locked the Third Estate out, leading to the Tennis Court Oath.
what and when was the tennis court oath and what did the king do about it
June 20, 1789, when members of the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General they swore to Oath to stop until they had changed how France was governed. The king tried to stop them but was eventually accepted their demands.
what was the bastille and what did it represent
The Bastille was a prison in Paris that symbolized the Royal absolute power and abuse as the victims of the Lettres de cachet was sent here
when and what was the storming of the bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred on July 14, 1789, when protestants stormed the prison in protest against the king’s authority freeing its prisoners and in search of weapons and gunpowder.
when and what was the “Declaration of the rights of man and the citizens” about and give three points of it
on August 26, 1789, it declared the rights of individuals and the principles of the Revolution.
The law should be the same for everyone
The power to rule came from the whole nation
Every citizen could talk write and publish freely