French Revolution Key Events

Question 1

When was the estates general held

Answer 1

5th may 1789

Question 2

What was the estates general?

Answer 2

An assembly made of the three estates who could decide new taxes and reforms

Question 3

When did the third estate change their name to the National Assembly?

Answer 3

17th june 1789

Question 4

What was the National Assembly?

Answer 4

It was the new government set up in 1789 by the third estate

Question 5

When and what was the tennis court oath?

Answer 5

20th june 1789, the king refused to giver power to the National Assembly so they gathered at a tennis court and vowed to not give up until a new constitution was established

Question 6

When was the storming of the bastille?

Answer 6

14th July 1789

Question 7

When and what was the march of the women?

Answer 7

5th October 1789, 7000 women marched to Versailles to escort the king back to paris, escorted by 60 000 people

Question 8

When and what was the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen?

Answer 8

A statement passed by the National Assembly between 20th-26th of august 1789, it established a new government system and 17 articles

Question 9

When and what were the august decrees

Answer 9

Passed by the National Assembly on 4th august, were 19 articles which abolished feudalism and ended tax exemption

Question 10

What was enlightenment?

Answer 10

Movement of criticism and encouraged freedom and equality, first seen in the American war of independence

Question 11

Who were the four main philosophers of france at the time?

Answer 11

Voltaire, montesquieu, Diderot, quesnay

Question 12

What were the main revolutionary groups of 1789?

Answer 12

Jacobins club, the feuillants , girondins, sans culottes

Question 13

Who were the jacobins club

Answer 13

Most radical group, responsible for the terror

Question 14

Who were the feuillants

Answer 14

Conservative, right winged, supported the monarchy

Question 15

Who were the girondins

Answer 15

Moderate republicans

Question 16

Who were the sans culottes?

Answer 16

Bourgeoisie men, very violent and radical, also known as the paris mob

Question 17

What and when was the flight to Varennes ?

Answer 17

20th june 1791, the royal family tried to escape france by going to austria however were caught by revolution supporters in Varennes.

Question 18

When and what was the civil constitution of the clergy?

Answer 18

Passed 12th July 1790, attempted to realign Catholicism with the interests of france and to eliminate corruption within the church

Question 19

When and what was the champ du mars

Answer 19

17th July 1791, the national guard opened fire on people trying to get to the National Assembly

Question 20

What was the constitution of 1791?

Answer 20

Made by the National Assembly, Turned france into a constitutional monarchy, created the legislative assembly which replaced the National Assembly,allowed for people to vote who is on the LA

Question 21

When did the war with Austria start and end?

Answer 21

April 1792, ends in 1798

Question 22

What was the Journée, also known as September massacres?

Answer 22

August 1792, national guard stormed the tuileries (where king lived), after the king was imprisoned

Question 23

When and what was the national convention?

Answer 23

Formed on 20th September 1792, it replaced the Legislative Assembly, lasted until October 1795

Question 24

What was the reign of terror ?

Answer 24

Started in September 1793 and ended July 1794, led by Robespierre and the jacobins club

Question 25

When was king louis XVI executed

Answer 25

1793 January

Question 26

What was the constitution of 1793

Answer 26

Created the committee of public safety ( led by the jacobins)

Question 27

What and when was the law of suspects

Answer 27

September 1793, allowed for anyone under suspicion of counter revolutionary activity to be arrested

Question 28

What was the cult of the supreme being?

Answer 28

It was intended to replace roman catholicism, introduced early may 1794

Question 29

Constitution of 1795, what did it do?

Answer 29

Established a liberal republic in france and created the directory

Question 30

When was Robespierre executed?

Answer 30

28th July 1794

Question 31

What was the directory

Answer 31

Governing five member committee from November 1795 to November 1799

Question 32

What was the coup of 18 Brumaire

Answer 32

The overthrow of the government by Sieyes and napoleon, November 1799

Question 33

When was the bank of france established ?

Answer 33

1800

Question 34

When was napoleon made first consul

Answer 34

August 1802

Question 35

What and when was the concordat

Answer 35

An agreement between the french state and the Catholic Church to reconcile and to forget all the anti religious policies introduced in france during the French Revolution. Signed in 1802

Question 36

What was the napoleonic code?

Answer 36

1807, equality before the law, freedom of religion, end of feudalism, reformed the legal system and laws,

Question 37

What was the continental system

Answer 37

1806, france set up a naval blockade to stop Europe trading with britain

Question 38

What was the peninsular war

Answer 38

1807-14, france attacked Spain for ignoring the continental system, massive french casualties

Question 39

When was the invasion of russia

Answer 39

1812, a failure, lost 600 000 men

Question 40

When was napoleon exiled and where (the first time)

Answer 40

April 11 1814, exiled to Elba

Question 41

When was the battle of Waterloo

Answer 41

18 june 1815, napoleon came back to france, rallied an army and fought with britain and prussia in Belgium where he lost

Question 42

Where was napoleon exiled to the second time.

Answer 42

To St Helena

Question 43

When did napoleon die

Answer 43

5th may 1821

Question 44

When and what was the battle of trafalgar

Answer 44

1805, france and Spain fought the British fleet and lost