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Who were the First Estate?

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The clergy

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How much of the land did the French clergy own?

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About 10%

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How much taxes do the clergy have to pay?

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Little or none

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Who were the Second Estate?

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The Rich Nobles

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How much of the land do the rich nobles own in France?

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About 20%

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Who were the Third Estate?

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Anyone who wasn’t rich noble or a clergyman (peasants, merchants, Bourgeoisie (middle class), city workers, etc.)

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How much of the French population was in the Third Estate?

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97%

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How much of the taxes did the Third Estate pay?

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100%

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9
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What were some of the major troubles before and during the French Revolution?

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Defecit spending and heavy taxes (economic), crop failures and lack of bread (agricultural), and lack of reform (political).

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What kind of leader was King Louis XVI?

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Weak

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Who were the king and queen during the French Revolution?

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King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette

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12
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Which country was Marie Antionette from?

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Austria

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What solution did the king and queen propose for their economic troubles?

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More taxes!

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What did the Second Estate do in response to the extra taxes?

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They called for a meeting of the Estates General to approve the tax.

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Which estate created the National Assembly?

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The Third Estate

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What was the cause of the Tennis Court Oath?

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The Third Estate was locked out of their meeting place

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What was the Tennis Court Oath?

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The Third Estate vowed not to leave the king’s tennis court until they had drawn up a constitution.

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What was the Storming of the Bastille?

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Troops went to Versailles and searched for gunpowder in the Bastille. They killed the prison commander and several guards.

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19
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When is Bastille Day?

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July 14th, 1789

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20
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What year did a famine rampage through France?

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1789

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21
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What were two major themes of The Great Fear?

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Rumors and peasants attacking the homes of nobles.

22
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Who was Marquis Lafayette?

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He headed the National Guard and popularized a red, white, blue badge inspired by the American flag

23
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What was the Paris Commune?

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A violent protest group

24
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What was the first phase of the French Revolution? How long did it last?

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Moderate Phase (1789-1791)

25
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What was the second phase of the French Revolution? How long did it last?

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Radical Phase (1792-1794)

26
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What was the third phase of the French Revolution? How long did it last?

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Directory Phase (1795-1799)

27
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What was the fourth phase of the French Revolution? How long did it last?

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The Age of Napoleon (1799-1815)

28
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What did the National Assembly do?

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It dissolved privelages

29
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What was the name of the constitution the National Assembly made during the Moderate Phase?

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‘The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen’

30
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What did the National Assembly do pertaining to the church in he Moderate Phase?

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Created a state-controlled church

31
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What happened October 5th, 1789?

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Thousands of angry women marched to the palace shouting “BREAD!”

32
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What were three reasons the French people disliked Marie Antoinette?

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She was frivolous with money, she was Austrian, and the “Let them eat cake!” rumor/scandal

33
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When was the second constitution of the Moderate phrase written? What was it’s main focus?

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1791; Limiting monarchy with the Legislative Assembly

34
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Which other countries was France at war with during the French Revolution? How long were they at war?

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Austria, Prussia, and Britain (1792-815)

35
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What did the radicals of the Radical Phase want?

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A republic

36
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What did the National Assembly do in 1792?

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They abolished the monarchy

37
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How many people were killed during the hasty trials of the Radical Phase of the French Revolution?

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40,000, including the king and the queen, and Maximilien Robespierre

38
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What was the guillotine and who invented it?

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A fast falling blade that was more humane than the axe; Joseph Guillotine

39
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Who was the man who lead a majority of the hasty trials of the Radical Phase?

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Maximillien Robespierre

40
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When was the third constitution created?

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1795

41
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What type of government did the Directory Phase have?

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A 5-Man directory with a two house legislature.

42
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Who did the directory turn to to command France’s armies?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

43
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Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

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Corsica

44
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What did Napoleon do in 1799?

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He helped overthrow the directory and set up a three-man Consulate.

45
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When did Napoleon become the “First Consul” as well as consul for life?

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1802

46
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When did Napoleon crown himself empperor?

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1804

47
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What is a plebiscite?

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Ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue.

48
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What was the Concordat of 1801?

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Kept the Church under state control but recognized religious freedom for Catholics.

49
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What was the Napoleonic Code?

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New law code

50
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What were the main focuses of the Napoleonic Code?

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Equality, religious toleration, and advancement based on merit.

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