SS French Revolution Flashcards
Who was Louis XIV?
The sun king.
The middle class in France are called what?
Bourgeoisie
Tariffs are?
Taxes on shipping
Tithe was?
A tax from the church 10% of income
Marie Antoinette
One of the first feminists and was the wife of Louis XVI Spent lots of money
Philosophies were?
Thoughts of the Philosphs who were men and women who met to discuss society and problems
What was the idea from the Philosphs for beliefs and religion?
If a belief could not stand up to reason (the ability to think critically and draw logical conclusions, demonstrated by experiment) then it had to be discarded
Women were important to the French Revolution how?
They were important to spreading new ideas. They met at salons to discuss topics with intellectuals. Spoke about government religion and society.
Explain how life was difficult for peasants in France.
They had to give 10% of there income to the church(their income was already so small) had little access to education, victims of disease. Weren’t allowed to chase/kill animals that destroyed crops because they were hunted by rich.
Why was Louis XIV in so much debt?
Country was already in debt, they were fighting wars that they shouldn’t have, only taxed poor who didn’t have any money.
explain how the parliaments like the 3 philosophies or disliked them and how the monarchs like them or disliked them
Knowledge is only possible through experience with your senses. Monarchs would have a hard time proving divine right of kings therefore would have 0 power. Parliament would love it because if the Monarchs couldn’t prove it they would have no power so parliament would have more power
What was the flaw in the voting system of the three estates? How did the 3rd estate want them fixed?
3rd estate had twice as many delegates but still voted as a bloc (1st and 2nd estate usually voted together) Wanted 2 votes and wanted equal say vote by delegate not bloc. Wanted to vote by person not bloc many clergy used to be 3rd estate
What was the historical significance of the storming of Bastille?
Lol
Give as many reasons why the reign of terror was just that.
Killed 37,000 people in a year and half, couldn’t speak or act or think without a chance of someone accusing you of being counter revolutionary always in constant fear
What was the directory?
It was the form government after Robespierre. Only people with property could vote for this government.
Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu were what?
They were philosophers
The estates general was what?
Were 3 different groups of people 1st estate clergy 2% 2nd estate was nobles 2% and 3rd Estate was the Bourgeoisie 97% pop Haven’t met in 150 years
What was the tennis court oath?
It was that the 3rd estate would continue to meet in the Royal tennis court until France had a new government
Fall of Bastille was what?
When a mob attacked royal prison and captured it killed governor. They freed prisoners
The great fear
Peasants feared retribution so they stormed the chateaux of the rich burning and killing them (100s)
Palace of Versailles
Where Louis XIV and the nobles stayed
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the citizen
Set basic human rights that government could not overlook. Guaranteed freedom of speech religion thought security property limited gov’t power
Émigrés
French for emigrant, people who fleed France
Girondists
Moderate and middle class won the power struggle against jacobins
Jacobins
Began as a branch of Girondists became radical and allied with the poor
Sans Culottes
They were known as the working poor of France. Aristocrats called them this because they wore long pants
Robespierre
He ruled as a dictator during the reign of terror
Citizen Louis Capet
Lois XVI name when he was executed
Guillotine
What was created and used in the reign of terror to kill more efficiently
Inflation
What happens when you don’t have the supply to meet the demand making price go up
