French Revolution Pt. 2 (World History)

Question 1

Émigré

Answer 1

A person who flees his or her country for political reasons.

Question 2

Jacobins

Answer 2

Members of a revolutionary political club made during the French Revolution.

Question 3

Republic

Answer 3

System of government in which officials are chosen by the people.

Question 4

San-Culottes

Answer 4

Working-class men and women who made the French Revolution more radical.

Question 5

Guillotine

Answer 5

A bladed execution device used during the French Revolution.

Question 6

Ways the Catholic Church lost power

Answer 6

National assembly took Church land and sold them, Church officials would be elected and paid by the government. Catholic Church lost power.

Question 7

Decisions of the Legislative Assembly

Answer 7

Due to the many problems - The legislative assembly threw out the constitution, dissolved themselves and the monarchy, and called an election for a new governing body - The National Convention.

Question 8

Maximillen Robespierre and what happened to him

Answer 8

Leader of the committee of Public Safety; chief architect of the Reign of Terror. Ends when Robespierre is put on trial by the men around him who feared for their own lives, and Robespierre was beheaded.

Question 9

The Directory

Answer 9

Executive branch of 5 men that ruled France after the Reign of Terror.

Question 10

Executions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Answer 10

Jacobins tried Louis XVI for treason; beheaded him on the guillotine. Marie was also sent to the guillotine.

Question 11

Deaths during the Reign of Terror

Answer 11

About 85% of people killed were peasants, urban poor, and middle class. Anyone who was considered an enemy of the revolution was executed.

Question 12

Ongoing problems within France throughout the revolution

Answer 12

Government debt, war with other European countries, violence within France, rising cost of bread.

Question 13

Accomplishments of the Directory

Answer 13

Made peace with Prussia and Spain, but continued the war with Austria and Great Britan. Created a constitutional monarchy.

Question 14

Impact of reforms on the Church

Answer 14

Many people were devout Catholics and did not like the reforms on the Church, so they no longer supported the revolution.

Question 15

Split within the Legislative Assembly

Answer 15

Split 3 ways based on how representatives wanted to solve problems.
Radicals, conservatives, and moderates.

Question 16

Escape attempt of Royal family

Answer 16

June 1791, King Louis XVI no longer felt safe and tried to leave France with his family, but was captured and put on house arrest because people view him as a traitor to the revolution.

Question 17

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Answer 17

Freedom of speech, press, and religion for all men - Volitaire.
Liberty, property, and security - similar to John Locke’s idea of natural rights.
Resistance to oppression - goes along with social contract; people hsould revolt, if the government doesn’t serve the people.

Question 18

Stages of the Revolution

Answer 18

• Estates General
• National Assembly
• Reign of Terror
• Directory
• Age of Napoleon.