Unit 4 French Flashcards
Who was Abbe Sieyes?
A political theorist and clergyman during the French Revolution.
What was the American Revolution?
A colonial revolt against British rule from 1775 to 1783.
What were Assignats?
Paper currency issued during the French Revolution.
What does Bourgeoisie refer to?
The middle class, typically referencing those involved in commerce and industry.
What were Cahiers de doléances?
Lists of grievances drawn up by each of the three estates in France.
What was the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?
A law passed in 1790 that restructured the Catholic Church in France.
What was the Committee of Public Safety?
A governing body during the French Revolution that oversaw the Reign of Terror.
What was the Concordat of 1801?
An agreement between Napoleon and the Pope that reestablished the Catholic Church in France.
What was the Continental System?
A blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce.
Who was Danton?
A leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
A fundamental document of the French Revolution that outlines individual and collective rights.
What was the Directory?
The government of France from 1795 to 1799.
What was the Estates-General?
A legislative assembly in France representing the three estates.
What is the First Estate?
The clergy in the Estates-General.
Who were the Girondins?
A political faction during the French Revolution that represented the moderate republicans.
What was the Great Fear?
A period of panic and riot by peasants in France in 1789.
Who were the Jacobins?
A radical political group during the French Revolution.
What was the Legislative Assembly?
The governing body of France from 1791 to 1792.
Who was Louis Saint-Just?
A key figure in the French Revolution and ally of Robespierre.
Who was Louis XVI?
The last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
A leading figure in the French Revolution known for his role in the Reign of Terror.
What does Mountain refer to?
A political group in the National Convention that was more radical than the Girondins.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
A military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and became Emperor of France.
What is a Nation in arms?
A term referring to the mobilization of the French populace for military service.
What was the National Assembly?
The revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate.
What was the National Convention?
The assembly that governed France from 1792 to 1795.
What is Nationalism?
A political ideology that emphasizes the interests of a particular nation.
What was the Paris Commune?
A radical socialist and revolutionary government that ruled Paris from March 1871 to May 1871.
What was the Parlement of Paris?
The most important court in France before the Revolution.
What was the Reign of Terror?
A period during the French Revolution characterized by extreme political repression.
What was the Republic of Virtue?
A political theory during the French Revolution that sought to create a virtuous citizenry.
Who were the Sans-culottes?
Working-class militants during the French Revolution.
What is the Second Estate?
The nobility in the Estates-General.
What is Taille?
A direct tax on the French peasantry.
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
A pledge made by members of the Third Estate not to disband until a new constitution was established.
What was the Thermidorean Reaction?
The period of relaxation of the Reign of Terror after the fall of Robespierre.
What is the Third Estate?
The common people in the Estates-General, which made up the majority of the population.
Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture?
A leader of the Haitian Revolution.
What was the Vendee?
A region in France that was the site of a major counter-revolutionary uprising.
What was the War of the Third Coalition?
A conflict in which Britain, Austria, Russia, and others fought against Napoleon’s France.
What was the Women’s March to Versailles?
A protest by women in Paris that led to the king being brought back to Paris.
