Histoy study cards Flashcards
who was oylmpe deGouge
She argued that women are equal citizerns and should benifit from the governet reforms just as men did
who was dr Joseph Guillotin
He improved the guillotine as a “nicer” way of excecuting people
who was King Louis XVI
king of france, he kept all money to himself and did not want a written constitution
who was Marie Antoinette
The wife of king louis and was seen as a wasteful spender
who was Maximilien Robespierre
He became the leader of the comittee of public saftey and continued the executions
who was Napoleon Bonaparte
Helped overthow directory in a coup d’eat (quick seizure of power)
how did napolean positively affect france
made all citizens to pay raxes, advances education,wrote a new constitution
how did napolean negatively affect france
he becomes emporor and takes too much power,makes some military
how many estates were there
3
who was in each estate
First estate-high ranking privileged class clergy
second estate-noble privileged class
Third estate-everyone else
which estate had to pay the taxes
the third estate
what was wrong wiht france when louis was in power
they were in debt because he would spend more than they had
and they had a lack of food supply
what were some political problems with france at the time
The estates were treated very unfair, the lcergy and nobles didnt have to pay taxes and agreed iwht everything. Each estate only got 1 vote so the votes would always be 2-1
what was the sotrming of bastille
The third estate stormed the prison and let the angry prison mates out and also took weapons from the prison
what was the nationally assembly
the first revolutionary government of the French Revolution
