frenh quiz tuesday revolution francais Flashcards
What are the 3 social classes in France
The clerge, les nobles and the workers
T/F The clerge was exempte from tax whilst the nobles and the workers payed
F: Both clerge and nobles were exempted
According to the french people Louis XVI was…
Disconnected, weak, and naive
The ideas of the ______ gave the French populations new ideas on life
enlightenment
what was the reign of terror?
When a dictator named robespierre ruled france and killed all the opposition by guillotine
What were the main causes of the revolution
Social inequality among the Estates, Financial crisis due to war debts and lavish spending, Enlightenment ideas promoting liberty and equality, Weak leadership under King Louis XVI, Food shortages and rising bread prices
what were the maijn consequences
Abolition of the monarchy, rise of radical political groups (e.g., Jacobins), Execution of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, Reign of Terror led by Robespierre, Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of the Revolution
what wa sthe stroming of the bastille
The french stromed the bastille which was a politoical prison to show their anger about the ancien regime and get supplies to wage a revolutionaryu war
what are the two types of nobles
Epee and Robe
how are la noblesse de robe et epee different
Epee was the military aristocrafts who gained their titles by heritage or war and robe was the new nobles who gained their titles from court or buy buying them.
what were the priveledges of nobles
Exemption from many taxes, Exclusive rights to hunt and carry weapons, Access to high-ranking positions in the military and government, Ownership of large estates and collection of feudal dues, Special legal privileges and separate courts
