French Revolution/Napoleon Flashcards
The beginning of the Revolutions started with the ______________ ________________:
American Revolution
Great Britain was the world’s greatest ________ _________, but on ______ ___, ______ the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence written by _________ _________:
colonial power; July 4, 1776; Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence affirmed the Enlightenment’s ideas of:
natural rights, (“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”)
T/F, The British were a strong military power with a lot of wealth:
True
______ - The beginning of the U.S. and the start of the French Revolution:
1789
__________ was a French military officer who served with Washington during the American Revolution:
Lafayette
Lafayette became a member of the (___________), “______________”:
(Society of Thirty), “lovers of liberty”
T/F, The American Revolution was more complex than the French Revolution:
False
France’s population was divided into 3 estates:
•1st estate - ________
•2nd estate - _________
•3rd estate - _________/___________
Clergy, Nobility, Commoners of Society/Peasants
The Clergy _________ pay taille; The clergy was __________ divided because of ________:
didn’t; politically, wealth
T/F, The nobility paid taille:
False
What percentage of the 3rd estate did peasants make up?:
75-80%
Aside from peasants, who else belonged to the 3rd estate?:
craftsmen (powerful discontent in the cities) and the bourgeoisie (middle class) who were lawyers, doctors, writers, etc.
Peasants had to pay _________ of _________:
relics of feudalism
What were relics of feudalism?:
fees for using the flour mill, community oven, wine press as well as tithes to the clergy
T/F, Nobility could hunt on peasant lands:
True
Bread prices ________ and most 3rd estate spent 1/3 to 1/2 of their wealth on bread:
increased
It is believed the actual cause of the Revolution was _____ ___________ ___________:
old political grievances
List seven other problems that the French monarchy faced:
- Bad harvests (1787 – 1788)
- Manufacturing Depression
- Food Shortages
- Unemployment
- Enlightened philosophes and authors such as Rousseau
- Financial crisis (one of the biggest problems)
What was the economic crisis that the French monarchy, and inherently, people, due to?:
Economic crisis was due to money spent in the American Revolution, royal extravagance, debt (over 40 billion)
Who was the general of finance in France?:
Charles de Colonne
T/F, Charles de Colonne was unable to borrow any more money and gathered an assembly of notables:
True
Colonne’s assembly of notables was _________ which led to a calling of the __________ __________; the Government needed to _______ _________:
unsuccessful, Estates General; raise money
The Estates General was what? And when was the last time it had met before Colonne’s assembly of notables?:
The French Parliament; 1614
The Estates General became the _______ ________ and changed voting by _______ to voting by _________:
National Assembly; order, head
The National Assembly met at a _______ _______ when their first meeting place was locked, presumably by the __________:
tennis court, king
The French Monarchs from 1775 – 17?? were __________ ___________ and King Louis ______:
1793; Marie Antoinette; XVI
What was the Bastille?:
The French Armoury and State Prison in Paris.
When was the Storming of the Bastille?:
July 14, 1789
What was the Great Fear?:
Following the many peasant revolts that started to break out, the vast panic that spread through the Countryside of France was known as the Great Fear.
What was the main goal of the Destruction of the Old Regime?:
To get rid of the relics of feudalism.
What were the main points in ‘The Declaration of the Rights of Man’? And what was ‘The Declaration of the Rights of Man’?:
Liberty, property, security; basically France’s Declaration of Independence.
What document was written by Olympe de Gouges following ‘The Declaration of the Rights of Man’?:
‘The Declaration of the Rights of Woman’.
T/F, ‘The Declaration of the Rights of Woman’ was ignored by the National Assembly:
True
What occurred during the Women’s March for Bread?:
The women escorted the king and queen (Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette) from Versailles to Paris as prisoners, and seized bags of flour to make bread from.