The French Revolution Flashcards
What year did the French Revolution take place?
1789 - 1815
What was the French Revolution?
It was an event where the people of France overthrew their Absolute Monarch Louis XIV (14th) and fought for more rights
What were the social classes that the French society was divided in?
The Clergy
The Nobility
The peasants
What social class paid the most taxes?
The peasants but they barely had any money
What were the reasons for the French Revolution?
-Only peasants paid taxes
- Absolute Monarchs abused their power and took rights from people
- The Enlightenment influenced the overthrow of Absolute Monarchs
- Economic Crisis: Kings spending too much money and putting France in debt
What was the Declaration of Rights of Man?
A written document that gave equal rights to men and created a fair system of taxation
what was the Reign of Terror?
An event were the leaders of the French Revolution executed the people who were still loyal to the king
Jacobins
They were the group leading this event
Robespierre
The leader of the Jacobins
What happened to king Louis XIV (14th)?
He was executed by Robespierre and the Jacobins by being beheaded with the guillotine
How was Napoleon Bonaparte?
He became the ruler who came to power at the end of the French Revolution
What did Napoleon Bonaparte do?
He expanded the French territory by conquering neighboring lands in Europe and in doing so he made the French people feel nationalism (pride in their country)
When was Napoleon defeated and why?
He was defeated in 1812 because he made the mistake of invading Russia during the Russian winter and in doing so many of Napoleons soldiers died
