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1
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original reason for the start of the French Revolution

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fiscal crisis (dept)

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King of French Rev

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Louis XVI

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date for Louis XVI

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1700s

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wife of Louis XVI

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Marie Antoinette

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5
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“house of representatives” with unfare ratio of voters from 3 estates - of the ancien regime

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estates general

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oath taken by 3rd estate/ex-estates generals to resist king and vote/meet - symbolic first act of revolution

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Oath of Tennis Court (1789)

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7
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what estates general wanted to be called after Oath of Tennis Court

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National Assembly

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army for National Assembly

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National Gaurd

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French general for National Gaurd

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Lafauette

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date for Lafauette

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late 1700s

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11
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how the National Gaurd got weapons; is the symbolic/violent start of French rev

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Storming of Bastile (1789)

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12
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statement of beliefs abt human rights; pro pop. sovereignty and religious tolerance

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Declaration of Rights of Man (1789)

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women-led mob to castle against Marie and for King to see terrible shape of Paris

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March on Versailles (1789)

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-ism against clergy/their power but not against church overall

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anticlericalism

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15
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symbol of freedom (clothing piece)

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Phrygian cap (liberty cap)

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act for clergy to be elected and not chosen by pope

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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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17
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result of Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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split in France (two Frances)

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The “two Frances”

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red France - left, liberal, pro rev
white France - right. conservative, against rev

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19
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a way gov tried to help dept

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uses paper money - but causes inflation

20
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Louis XVI and Marie flee from Paris

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Flight to Varennes

21
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immigrants / nobles leaving France with goal of returning to overthrow king (?)

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emigres

22
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statement that other countries would war with France if they dont restore the kings power

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Declaration of Pillnitz

23
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name for 3 main events in French Revolution in 1792

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the 2nd Revolution

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3 events of the 2nd Rev

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Storming of Tuileries Palace,
September Massacres,
National Convention

25
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Storiming of Tuileries Palace

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mob gets king and queen in jail

26
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September Massacres

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conservative prisoners killed

27
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National Convention

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new governing body that ended monarchy and put king on trial for treason

28
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device used to kill ppl in rev

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guillotine

29
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12 men from National Convention given direct powers

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Committee of Public Safety

30
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rebellion of conservative catholics in W France

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Revolt in the Vendee

31
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3 aspects of total war

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conscription - military draft
mobilization - gov taking over economy
propaganda - media manipulating pop

32
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song that becomes new french national anthem; symbol of rev

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La Marseillaise

33
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time period when courts fine/kill ANYONE against rev

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The Reign of Terror

34
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date for Reign of Terror

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1790s

35
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revolutionary group; ended monarchy and slavery

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Jackobin Club

36
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name for 3 main radicals of Jackobins

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the Mountain

37
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Mountain member - “villian of rev”; pro reign of terror but against slavery

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Maximilien Robespierre

38
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Mountain member - doc to journalist; killed in bathtub for being pro reign of terror

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Jean-Paul Marat

39
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killer of Jean-Pail Marat

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Charlotte Corday

40
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Mountain member - switches fro pro ROT to against but still killed

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Georges Danton

41
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3 ppl of the Mountain

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(Georges) Danton
(Jean-Paul) Marat
(Maximilien) Robespierre

42
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painter; painted Marat’s death, Napoleon, etc

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Jacques-Louis David

43
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move in rev back towards conservative direction

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Thermidorian Reaction

44
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new constitution made in Thermidorian Reaction; ends ROT, restricts voting, okays catholicism

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The Directory

45
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date for The Directory

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1790s

46
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-ism for lessening gap between social groups

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socialism

47
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members of working class; radical clothes

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sans-culotte

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