The French Revolution Flashcards
Define blockade
Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in and out
Define deficit spending
Situation in which a government spends more money than it makes
Suffrage
Right to vote
Nationalism
Strong feeling of pride and devotion for ones country
Bourgeoisie
The middle class
Causes of the French Revolution (3)
- debt from Seven years war, American Revolution, and King Louis XIV
- poor harvests- hunger and inflation
- 1st and 2nd estates failure to reform- no taxes
Tennis Court Oath
After King Louis XVI locked them out of the Estates general, the 3rd estate met in the indoor tennis court and swore they wouldn’t leave until they created a just constitution for France.
Significance of the storming of the Bastille (3)
It was a symbol of the French Revolution
-people saw it as a blow to tyranny and a step towards freedom
Who was Louis XVI?
- King of France during the French Revolution
- weak and indecisive
- beheaded by the guillotine
Who was Marie Antoinette? (3)
- Married Louis XVI
- originally from Austria
- beheaded by the guillotine
Constitution of 1791(3)
- set up a limited monarchy
- Legislative Assembly could make laws, collect taxes, and declare war/peace
- protected property and free trade, but abolished guilds and unions
Who was the main leader of the Reign of Terror?
Maximillien Robespierre
What was the Reign of terror? (3)
- 40,000 killed by he guillotine and many more imprisoned
- supporters of the revolution were killed along with the opposers
- headed by the Committee of Public Safety
The Congress of Vienna (4)
- European rulers met to restore Europe after years of revolution and war
- Goals- Establish a balance of power and restore the monarchs
- Problems- redrew boundaries in Europe and nationalism would eventually be a cause of WWI
- peace in Europe would last 100 years
Who was Robespierre? (3)
- lawyer and politician
- leader of the Committee of Public Safety
- chief leader of the Reign of Terror
