HISTORY American revolution and french revolution

Question 1

when did the american declaration of independence take place?

Answer 1

4 july, 1776

Question 2

where was the american declaration of independence located?

Answer 2

piladelphia , usa

Question 3

who were these people who were declaring?

Answer 3

representatives from the thirteen british colonies on the east coast
of north america

Question 4

what are they fighting for?

Answer 4

they are going to sign a document on the table, declaring themselves
independent from the british rule

Question 5

who were these people who were declaring?

Answer 5

representatives from the thirteen British colonies on the east coast
of north America

Question 6

looking back name 2 unfairneses the peasants had.

Answer 6

had no rights to leave the village or marry without permission

Question 7

how did the peasant right change in the future?

Answer 7

people got their rights

Question 8

why was the british goverment trying to tax them?

Answer 8

because people emigrated from Britain to America. and America got wealthier so Britain responded with taxing the people who used to live in Britain

Question 9

state 4 things the declarations says:

Answer 9

1.All men are equal
2.they are given certain rights by their creator
3.to secure these rights, governments are set up
4.whenever a government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and set up a new government.

Question 10

governments before 1776 said:

Answer 10

1.people are not equal
2.ordinary people do not have any rights
3.kings get their powers directly from god
4.the upper classes run the givernment because they own lots of lands
5.rebellion is a sin and a treason, which is the worst form of crime

Question 11

governments before 1776 said:

Answer 11

1.people are not equal
2.ordinary people do not have any rights
3.kings get their powers directly from god
4.the upper classes run the government because they own lots of lands
5.rebellion is a sin and a treason, which is the worst form of crime

Question 12

who was the absolute ruler in france 1774?

Answer 12

Louis XVI

Question 13

how old was Louis XVI when he became king?

Answer 13

20

Question 14

what was Louis’s biggest problem and explain how it became a problem

Answer 14

money was his problem, because his income was 475 million livres but he would spend 587 million livres.

Question 15

how much debt did king louis have?

Answer 15

1.646 billion livres

Question 16

what estate is the priests, monks and nuns in?

Answer 16

the first estate

Question 17

what did the priests want from the king?

Answer 17

to make the church more fairer (higher wage)

Question 18

what estate is the nobility in?

Answer 18

the second estate

Question 19

what could the nobility not do?

Answer 19

they could not change the laws or tell the king what to do

Question 20

what did the nobility want?

Answer 20

they wanted more influence over the king

Question 21

what estate was the bourgeois in?

Answer 21

the third estate

Question 22

what does the bourgeois want to do but cant?

Answer 22

cannot vote
cannot worship freely

Question 23

what estate is the sans-culottes in?

Answer 23

the third estate

Question 24

what are some the sans-culottes problems?

Answer 24

1.wages too low
2.most of the money they earn goes on rent and bread
3.prices rising

Question 25

do the sans-culottes have a good amount of food?

Answer 25

no, most of them were starving

Question 26

what were the peasants problems?

Answer 26

1.they pay taxes to the king
2.tithes to the church
3.more taxes to their lord
4.they also pay rents to their landlord
5.rent price rising
6.bread price increasing
7.many peasants starving

Question 27

what estate is the peasants in?

Answer 27

the third estate

Question 28

why did king louis call a meeting with the nobles?

Answer 28

because he was desperate for money

Question 29

what did louis ask the nobles to do in the meeting?

Answer 29

to pay taxes for the first time so king louis can make some money

Question 30

how did the nobles respond to paying tax?

Answer 30

they refused to pay the tax

Question 31

what did the sans-culottes do to save themselves from starvation in July 1789?

Answer 31

with the help of the bourgeois they broke into the warehouse looking for grain and weapons.

Question 32

why was the 14 july 1789 the best day for the sans-culottes?

Answer 32

it was the greatest day because they stormed the royal fortress of the bastille ,killing the governor. the soldiers couldn’t stop them, some even joined them

Question 33

why was the 14 July 1789 the best day for the sans-culottes?

Answer 33

it was the greatest day because they stormed the royal fortress of the bastille ,killing the governor. the soldiers couldn’t stop them, some even joined them

Question 34

after the declaration of the rights of man what changed about tax?

Answer 34

everyone paid tax according to how much land or property they owned

Question 35

after the declaration of the rights of man what changed about local councils?

Answer 35

anyone who paid tax equivalent to ten days can vote.

Question 36

after the declaration of the rights of man what changed about the church?

Answer 36

all church lands were sold. now the church had to pay taxes like everyone else

Question 37

after the declaration of the rights of man what changed about law (equality)?

Answer 37

all French men were now equal in law and torture was abolished

Question 38

when did king louis XVI get executed?

Answer 38

1793

Question 39

how did king louis get executed?

Answer 39

by the guillotine