HSTR 352 History of the French Revolution Final Review Flashcards

1
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Aspects of the New Constitution of 1791

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constitutional monarchy
firmly placed power in the hands of the wealth because of high voting qualification
king has the power of a veto

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declaration of pilnitz

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It was in the interest of other dynastic states of Europe to encourage the King to regain his power in France

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3
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april 20th 1792

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Austria and Prussia declare war on France

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4
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why did 10s of thousands of sans culottes raid the king’s palace in 1792

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inflation of the assignat
France was losing the war
King refused to recall the members of the legislative assembly he had dismissed

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5
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who how and what august 10th 1792

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Paris Section used the National Guard to raid the kings palace
paris sectional declared themselves the governemnt in power

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September 20 1792

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first major victory of the French
turned the tide of the war
mass support for the national convention

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7
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september 22nd 1792

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national assembly abolished the monarchy
and declared France a republic

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8
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law of suspects: who created it, what it was, and what was its significance

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Committee of public safety
anyone perceived to be against the revolution could be arrested
beginning of the reign of terror and revolutionary paranoia

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9
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food riots of the 1st of may 1793 demanded what of the convention

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price controls on grain
people were starving

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10
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july 1793

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constitution of 1793 completed
very democratic
people want it
after the terror it is associated with the terror

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law of the 14th of bremier

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banned citizen militia
centralized power to the committee of public safety

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12
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why did the terror come to an end and what year

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france was winning the war
food shortages were declining
1794

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13
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10th of thermidor

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Robespierre is executed via guilittene

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14
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10th of thermidor

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Robespierre is executed via guillotine
terror is over

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15
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coup of fructidor

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when royalists won a majority the directory threw out the results
proved the directory was corrupt

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16
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constitution of the year 8

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placed napoleon in charge of the 3 man consulte

17
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david bell quote

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free people of color sought the civil rights promised by the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen

18
Q

why was the haitian revolution unthinkable

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nobody believed that slaves had the ability to organize and overthrow their white masters
nobody thought slaves would be able to establish a system of government

19
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what was the effect of the Haitian revolution on France

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lost one of the largest producers of sugar in the world and almost half of its export economy
ended slavery in France

20
Q

when was slavery abolished in france

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1794

21
Q

when did haiti become independent

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1804

22
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how did charles X cripple Haiti

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threatened to use his warships to block trade out of saint Domingue unless the republic paid him 150 million francs
crippled Haitian economy for centuries through debt