Chapter 4 Review Flashcards
1776 Revolution that inspired the French
American Revolution
King & Queen of France
Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
Causes of the French Revolution
Big debt; unfair taxes; privileges for nobles; Enlightenment ideas; & American Revolution
The 3 Estates (Old Regime)
- Clergy
- Nobility
- Middle Class/Peasants
Bourgeoisie
Another name for Middle Class
Jacques Necker
Financial advisor to Louis XVI
Unpopular w/ 1st & 2nd Estates
Tennis Court Oath
Agreement to continue meeting until a Constitution was written
National Assembly
Body that Wrote the Declaration of Rights to Man
Storming of the Bastille
Spark that started/The 1st war of the Revolution July 14,1776
March on Versailles
Paris women March to country palace to return King & Queen to Paris
French Motto
Liberty, Equality, & Fraternity
Sans-Culottes
Middle class group that wore long pants instead of short cropped pants
Reign of Terror
Mass murder of French citizens
Guillotine
Symbol of Death during Reign of Terror
Robespierre
Leader of Reign of Terror