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U6 L6 French Revolution: Old Regime Flashcards

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When did the French Revolution begin?

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Louis XVI calling Estates-General for money

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When did the French Revolution end?

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Napoleon Bonaparte becoming first consul of France

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Between which years did the French Revolution last? How long was it?

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1789 and 1799, 10 years

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Which revolutions was France inspired by?

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England and America

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5
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Did the Revolution make France a democracy?

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no, made it limited monarchy

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What is absolutism?

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govt were ruler has unrestricted power

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What is aristocracy?

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upper/privileged class

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During the reigns of who did the people of France become more dissatisfied?

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Louis XV and XVI

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What was Louis XV’s attitude towards the French people?

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lazy and indifferent

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What were the 3 classes/estates the French were divided into?

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  • clergy
  • nobles
  • everyone else (middle class and peasants)
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What is an estate?

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social class of France

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12
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Which estate did most of the work and paid most of the taxes?

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middle class and peasants (3rd/last estate)

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13
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What is lettres de cachet?

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sealed letters with French royal orders for imprisoning a person

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What was the difference between France and how America and England gave rights?

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  • Am constitution defended rights, Fr not exist
  • no free speech and preference of worship in Fr
  • Eng King George III appointed judges
  • lettres de cachet without trial
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Out of the English and American Revolution, which one was France most influenced by?

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American Revolution

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16
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Who were famous French writers who attacked traditions and beliefs of France’s Old Regime?

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  • Voltaire
  • Rousseau
  • Montesquieu
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17
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What did Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu specifically target in their works against the Old Regime?

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  • French monarch’s absolute rule
  • unfair taxes
  • nobility having special privileges
  • Roman Catholic Church bc of land, wealth, education
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18
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What were the main reasons that led to the French Revolution?

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  • debt

- influenced by Am and Eng revolution

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Which estate did French laws mostly/only tax?

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middle and lower class, peasants

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20
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What Louis XV would not do, his grandson and successor ()

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Louis XVI could not do

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At what age did Louis XVI become king?

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22
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Who was Louis XVI’s wife?

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Marie Antoinette

23
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How many siblings did Marie Antoinette have?

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16

24
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What family was Marie Antoinette a member of?

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Habsburg family of Austria

25
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What is the famous quote of Antoinette after receiving word about the poor’s starvation?

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Let them eat cake!

26
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What were the 3 recommendations the financial experts of Louis XVI to help the economy?

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  • give freedom and encouragement to French Industry
  • cut down spending by king’s court
  • require nobles and clergy to pay taxes
27
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Were the recommendations from the financial experts accepted by the king’s court?

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Do you really think they would? do you really think-

28
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What was the Estates-General?

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French legislative body

29
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In the meeting called by Louis XVI, what did the Estates General discuss?

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  • financial problems
  • business depression
  • growing unemployment
30
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How many votes was the third estate given?

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one

31
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What did the third estate declare itself?

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National Assembly

32
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When the king barred the third estate from meeting, where did they move to?

A

tennis court

33
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What was the Oath of the Tennis Court?

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third estate vowed to write constitution that would be accepted by France

34
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Which day is celebrated in France as their Independence day?

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Bastille day

35
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What led to the Storming of Bastille?

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Louis XVI bringing soldiers into Paris and Versailles where the representatives were meeting

36
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What is Bastille?

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hated royal political prison

37
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What was the National Guard? Who commanded them?

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  • people’s army (revolutionists)

- Marquis de Lafayette, successful in Am Rev

38
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In an attempt to restore order, the National Assembly abolished what?

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  • feudal system
  • peasant services
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man
39
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What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man state?

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  • free speech, press, religion
  • men not only born equal and are before law
  • entitled to self-govt, personal liberty and fair trials
40
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Was the Declaration of the Rights of Man pushed aside?

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no

41
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On October 5, 1789, the march on Versailles from Paris caused the king, royal family and National Assembly to move to where?

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Paris

42
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When was the National Assembly ready to fulfill the Oath of the Tennis Court?

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1791

43
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What was did the National Assembly’s Constitution of 1791 contain?

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  • provision for limited monarchy with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches
  • king power limited, no power to make laws
  • legislature had one house, elected by taxpaying voters
  • MOST POWER HELD BY MIDDLE CLASS
44
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Who are emigres?

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(noble) person who fled to escape French Revolution

45
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Who had supported Louis XVI and supported him to flee the country?

A

emigres

46
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Did the 1791 Constitution last long?

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no

47
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Were Louis XVI, his wife, and children, caught while escaping France?

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yes

48
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What did Louis XVI sign a declaration of against ?

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Austria and Prussia

49
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When the constitutional monarchy declined, where were Louis XVI put?

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prison

50
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When the constitutional monarchy declined, what happened to the National assembly?

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disbanded

51
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When the constitutional monarchy declined, what was newly elected?

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National Convention

52
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What was the National Convention elected to do?

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lead France and write another constitution

53
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When the constitutional monarchy declined, who led a group to control the Paris city govt and France govt?

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  • Georges Jacques Danton
  • Maximilien Robespierre
  • Jean Paul Marat

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