Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Global > The French Revolution > Flashcards

The French Revolution Flashcards

0
Q

What were some political abuses in France?

A

King was an absolute ruler who ruled by divine right
Chose administrators by birth and friendship
Royal government was corrupt and inefficient
Civil liberties abused
Letters de cachet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

What was the Old Regime?

A

The political, social, and economic system of the 18th century

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What was the Lettre de Cachet?

A

The king could imprison his enemies without charge, bail or trial.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What were some social abuses in France?

A

People divided into three estates
1st estate: clergy
2nd estate: nobility
3rd estate: bourgeoise, merchants etc

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Economic problems in France?

A

Third estate had most of the taxes therefore only has 1/2 of their income to live on.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What were some taxes peasants had to pay?

A

To the government:
the taille (land tax)
the corvée (labor on roads and bridges)
the gabelle (salt tax)

To the church:
The tithe (10% of income)

To the feudal lords:
Feudal taxes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Who did France give a lot of money to?

A

The American Revolution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Why did discontent began to grow in the mid 1700s?

A

Bourgeoise unrest and financial difficulties.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What book did Rousseau write and what did he believe in?

A

The Social Contract; believed you could overthrow the government and believe in democracy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What book did Voltaire write as what did he believe in?

A

He wrote 70 books like Candide and Ziddig; believed in freedom of speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What did Montesquieu believe in and what book did he write?

A

The Spirit of the Laws; believed in tree branches of government and the system of checks and balances

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Who did Louis XVI call since he needed money?

A

The Estates-General (not a democracy)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What was the civil constitution of the clergy?

A

It placed the church under government control

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Who were the non-juring clergy?

A

Those that were against the civil constitution of the clergy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What was the Tennis Court oath?

A

Pledged to write a new constitution for France

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What was an immediate cause of the French Revolution?

A

Sudden worsening of living conditions due to the bad harvest of 1789

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What was a fundamental cause of the French Revolution?

A

Channing attitudes of the people toward government

17
Q

Who were some powerful Jacobins?

A

Georges Jacque Danton, Maximilian Robespierre, Paul Morat

18
Q

Who did the Jacobins wage war with?

A

Austria and Prussia

19
Q

What countries bounded together to stop France?

A

England, Spain, Netherlands, Austria-Prussia

20
Q

Why did Napoleon invade Egypt?

A

France needed a base to attack Britain in India

21
Q

Because of the French Revolution, what happened to the Catholic Church in France?

A

It had its power limited

22
Q

What were Plebiscile?

A

Yes or no votes

23
Q

The Committee of Public Safety (Reign of Terror) ruled with what kind of power?

A

Unlimited power

24
Q

Why was France the first country to have a revolution

A

The middle class was more advanced than in other countries

25
Q

What happened on July 14, 1789 (Bastille Day)?

A

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

26
Q

What document stated that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights.”?

A

Declaration of the Rights of Man

27
Q

Waterloo, St. Helena, and Elba are all places associate with what?

A

Napoleons downfall

28
Q

Napoleons downfall was a result of what?

A

His disastrous invasion of Russia

29
Q

What were the correct titles in which Napoleon rose to power?

A

General, First Consul, Emperor

30
Q

How did Napoleon get his power?

A

Through a coup d’état

31
Q

When did the French reform the government?

A

After the French started to kill radicals.

32
Q

What were three major principles?

A

Principle of legitimacy,
Principle of compensation
Contempt for democracy and nationalism

33
Q

Five major nations in the congress of Vienna?

A

England, Russia, Prussia, France and Austria

34
Q

What was the Russian campaign of 1812?

A

Russian invasion by Napoleon, defeated by general winter

35
Q

What was the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

A

Church lands given to peasants

Priests who did not agree were non-juring clergy and were killed

36
Q

How did the National Convention reform the government?

A 
After killing the jacobins, they made:
A single code of laws
Abolished imprisonment for debt
Abolished slavery
Established the metric system
Set up the national system of education
37
Q

What was the Peninsular War?

A

Portugal and Spain defeated France

38
Q

What were some things in Napoleons code?

A

Equal treatment before law
Abolished serfdom and feudalism
Trial by jury

39
Q

Who started the Reign of Terror?

A

The Committee of Public Safety

Global (14 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions