French Revolution Flashcards
What percentage of people in France were part of the 3rd Estate?
98%
What percentage of people in France were in the 2nd estate?
1%
Who was in the first estate?
Monks, nuns, bishops, priests and the king.
Who were the Bourgeois?
Merchants, lawyers and bankers.
Who was the King in the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
What does the 3rd estate create in order to try to gain power?
The National Assembly
Basically parliament
What did the king do about the NA?
He banned it but then decided to let it run again in order to speak to the people.
Why were people worried that the king was going to try and arrest the National Assembly?
There were rumors that the King was bringing in foreign troops.
When was the storm of Bastille?
14th July 1789
How many inmates were in Bastille?
7 inmates.
What did the revolutionaries want from Bastille?
Gunpowder.
What was the legal document published by the National Assembly?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
Who was the dictator after the French Revolution?
Napoleon Bonopart
What was it called when the Revolutionaries murdered the Aristocracy?
The reign of terror.
