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The French Revolution: 1715-1799 Flashcards

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At what age did Louis XV come to the throne at?

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Came to the throne at the age of 5.

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What is wrong with how Louis XV rules?

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He is easily influenced and only really cares about the luxuries that come with being king.

Louis XV let his mistresses influence French policy, and didn’t really care.

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Why was Louis XV in a tough position?
Hint: Think of the previous king

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After Louis XIV, France never really recovered.

Louis XIV had extravagant spending habits and the monarchy needed money desperately.

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Who were Louis XV main mistresses?

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Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764)

Comtesse du Barry (1743-1793)

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How many children did Louis XV have?

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10 children - none lived long enough to take over the throne

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Why did Louis Xv try to do in regards to domestic policy?

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Tried to reform the tax system in France but it was inequitable

Every time he wanted to pass a law, it would go to the Parliament and they would not pass the law

Maupeou is hired to fix the financial tax situation

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Why did Louis XV have to take part in The War of Polish Succession?

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Because Louis married a minor polish princess (Marie Leszczyńska), which meant that he now had an alliance with Poland due to their marriage.

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What happens during The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)?

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→ Prussia takes over part of Austria
→ Austria and Britain are allied
→ France and Prussia are allied
→ France gains victory and take control of Belgium
→ Louis agrees to give back the land he took from Austria (a dumb move)

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When Louis XV dies, who becomes king?

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His grandson becomes Louis XVI.

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Who is Louis XVI married to?
Hint: Has a TV show about her

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Marie Antoinette

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Why didn’t people/society like Marie Antoinette?

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Because they didn’t have a child until 8 years into the marriage and they thought she was a lesbian.

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In order to obtain more money for France, what to they determine they have to do?
Hint: Nobles

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They need to make the nobility pay taxes.

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Why to the nobles resist paying taxes?

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The nobility is resistant when paying taxes and refuses to pay, because they weren’t forced to pay in the past.

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Why is Parliament hesitant on taxing the nobles?

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The Parliament doesn’t want to tax the nobles because most of the Parliament are nobles.

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List the 3 estates and who they represent.

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1st Estate -Clergy
2nd Estate -Nobles
3rd Estate -Everyone else

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What’s the problem with the estate system?

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The first and second estate always vote to block the third estate and therefore they never get a say.

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What is the Tennis Court Oath?

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The oath states that the third estate (commoners) won’t separate until there was a written constitution.

18
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Why is it called the Tennis Court Oath?

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Because the third estate takes shelter in a Tennis Court after being locked out of Versailles

19
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Why did the storming of Bastille occur?

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Because commoners were being neglected, were not taken care of, were hungry and were forced to pay taxes (when others weren’t).

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What happened during the storming of Bastille?

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A mob of hungry, angry and annoyed citizens stormed it as a representation of power, but also mainly to obtain the ammunition and weapons that were kept there.

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What was the outcome of the storming of Bastille?

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Louis is forced to recognize the Third Estate as a national body of people

Orders the other two estates to join and become one body

Clergy and Nobles don’t have the power they used to have

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What was the March on Versailles?

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A women’s march on Versailles because people are hungry and there was no food

23
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What did Marie Antoinette do when the March on Versaille occured?

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Marie Antoinette had to escape her bed chambers through secret tunnels, because the mob got into the castle.

They demand for Marie to appear on the balcony.

Her stoic behaviour calmed the crowd, however, women still demanded bread and food.

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What occured to the Royal Family AFTER the March on Versaille?

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The royal family returned back to Paris and were placed under house arrest.

Louis XVI and his family never returned to Versailles again.

25
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What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen? What does it state?

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Affirms individual liberties.

Advocating for universal male suffrage.

Every adult male, satisfying the minimal tax pay, had the right to vote.

⅔ of men in France gain the right to vote.

Serving the state rather than serving a king.

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What did the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen state?

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That women has the right to vote, divorce, get an education

27
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What did Rousseau believe about women?

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Women were believed according to Rousseau, too emotional and will use their sexuality to influence society.

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What happens to Louis XVI during The Brunswick Manifesto and the End of the Monarchy?

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Louis was forced to accept the constitutional monarchy.

The French people turn on Louis XVI for good.

Louis XVI is now imprisoned.

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How does Louis XVI die? And why?

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Louis XVI is guillotined.

People find letters that Louis wrote that explain how he plans to overthrow the government.

Everybody in the National Convention votes on whether Louis XVI has committed treason, to which everyone agrees that he is guilty.

Louis XVI is sentenced to death from a vote that was 361 to 288.

Louis was just found guilty of treason.

30
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What did Maximilien Robespierre want to accomplishing during the reign of terror?

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He tries to remake France according to Republican virtue and did it with terror.

31
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What is Robespierre’s nickname and why?

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Robespierre is given the nickname the “incorruptible”, because how can you corrupt someone that is already evil.

32
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Why is it called “The Terror”?

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Because between June of 1793-July 1794, over 17 thousand people were arrested and guillotined without any regard for judicial procedure (no trial).

People were just being killed left, right and center.

33
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What is one thing the directory does that is GOOD?

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They end a bunch of wars against France

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