SS French Revolution

Question 1

Who was Louis XIV?

Answer 1

The sun king.

Question 2

The middle class in France are called what?

Answer 2

Bourgeoisie

Question 3

Tariffs are?

Answer 3

Taxes on shipping

Question 4

Tithe was?

Answer 4

A tax from the church 10% of income

Question 5

Marie Antoinette

Answer 5

One of the first feminists and was the wife of Louis XVI Spent lots of money

Question 6

Philosophies were?

Answer 6

Thoughts of the Philosphs who were men and women who met to discuss society and problems

Question 7

What was the idea from the Philosphs for beliefs and religion?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Women were important to the French Revolution how?

Answer 8

They were important to spreading new ideas. They met at salons to discuss topics with intellectuals. Spoke about government religion and society.

Question 9

Explain how life was difficult for peasants in France.

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

Why was Louis XIV in so much debt?

Answer 10

Country was already in debt, they were fighting wars that they shouldn’t have, only taxed poor who didn’t have any money.

Question 11

explain how the parliaments like the 3 philosophies or disliked them and how the monarchs like them or disliked them

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What was the flaw in the voting system of the three estates? How did the 3rd estate want them fixed?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What was the historical significance of the storming of Bastille?

Answer 13

Lol

Question 14

Give as many reasons why the reign of terror was just that.

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What was the directory?

Answer 15

It was the form government after Robespierre. Only people with property could vote for this government.

Question 16

Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu were what?

Answer 16

They were philosophers

Question 17

The estates general was what?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What was the tennis court oath?

Answer 18

It was that the 3rd estate would continue to meet in the Royal tennis court until France had a new government

Question 19

Fall of Bastille was what?

Answer 19

When a mob attacked royal prison and captured it killed governor. They freed prisoners

Question 20

The great fear

Answer 20

Peasants feared retribution so they stormed the chateaux of the rich burning and killing them (100s)

Question 21

Palace of Versailles

Answer 21

Where Louis XIV and the nobles stayed

Question 22

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the citizen

Answer 22

Set basic human rights that government could not overlook. Guaranteed freedom of speech religion thought security property limited gov’t power

Question 23

Émigrés

Answer 23

French for emigrant, people who fleed France

Question 24

Girondists

Answer 24

Moderate and middle class won the power struggle against jacobins

Question 25

Jacobins

Answer 25

Began as a branch of Girondists became radical and allied with the poor

Question 26

Sans Culottes

Answer 26

They were known as the working poor of France. Aristocrats called them this because they wore long pants

Question 27

Robespierre

Answer 27

He ruled as a dictator during the reign of terror

Question 28

Citizen Louis Capet

Answer 28

Lois XVI name when he was executed

Question 29

Guillotine

Answer 29

What was created and used in the reign of terror to kill more efficiently

Question 30

Inflation

Answer 30

What happens when you don’t have the supply to meet the demand making price go up