French Revolution

Question 1

Estates

Answer 1

The 3 status groups French people were divided into

Question 2

First estate

Answer 2

The clergy, didn’t pay tailles, high clergy were rich while priests were poor

Question 3

Second estate

Answer 3

The nobility, didn’t pay tailles, played a role in 1700s society, held gov/military/church/law positions

Question 4

Taille

Answer 4

Frances chef tax

Question 5

Third estate

Answer 5

Everyone else, payed tailles, peasants owed duties to nobles (serfdom), craftspeople/workers struggled to survive

Question 6

Bourgeoisie

Answer 6

3rd estate middle class lawyers/doctors/merchants/bakers/etc, disliked noble privileges, liked Enlightenment ideas, didn’t want monarchy

Question 7

Louis XVI

Answer 7

absolutist monarch, spent lots of money in an economic crisis, called estates general meeting to raise taxes

Question 8

Marie Antoinette

Answer 8

Queen of France, ruled with Louis XVI, disliked for extravagance

Question 9

National Assembly

Answer 9

A mini revolt led by 3rd estate, happened on tennis courts

Question 10

Tennis Court Oath

Answer 10

An oath sworn by the 3rd estate, promised meetings until a new constitution was made

Question 11

Bastille

Answer 11

Old fortress used as a prison/armory

Question 12

The Great Fear

Answer 12

When peasants rebelled and feared the National Assembly would be stopped

Question 13

Declaration of the Rights of Men and the Citizen

Answer 13

Document made by the National Assembly, gave basic liberties, reflected enlightenment ideas

Question 14

Olympe de Gouges

Answer 14

A female writer who wanted women included in the equal rights part of the Declaration

Question 15

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Answer 15

Document saying bishops and priests were to be elected by the people, and made the state pay their salaries

Question 16

Commune

Answer 16

A popularly run city council

Question 17

Paris Commune

Answer 17

Communes of France, captured Louis XVI, forced him to call for National Convention

Question 18

National Convention

Answer 18

The people who governed France when Louis didn’t

Question 19

Sans-culottes

Answer 19

Members of the Paris Commune, meant “without breeches”, depicted as poor workers despite being “wealthy” merchants/artisans

Question 20

George’s Danton

Answer 20

An appointed minister of justice, told sans-couttes to attack the palace

Question 21

Jean Paul Marat

Answer 21

A leader of the people, published Friend of the People

Question 22

Friend of the people

Answer 22

A radical journal defending the September Massacre

Question 23

National convention

Answer 23

Was called to draft a new constitution, the ruling body of France

Question 24

French Republic

Answer 24

The type of gov. France became

Question 25

Girondins

Answer 25

A political club, feared Paris mobs, wanted to keep king alive

Question 26

The mountains

Answer 26

A thing representing the interests of Radicals in Paris, Jacobins

Question 27

Jacobins

Answer 27

A political club wanting the king executed

Question 28

Factions

Answer 28

Dissenting groups

Question 29

Committee of Public Safety

Answer 29

A group given broad powers from the National Convention

Question 30

Maximilian Robespierre

Answer 30

The second leader of the Committee of Public Safety

Question 31

Reign of Terror

Answer 31

When the committee of public safety took control of the gov and adopted policies to protect from domestic threats

Question 32

Republic of Virtue

Answer 32

The thought that when the war and domestic crisis ended, peace would follow

Question 33

Electors

Answer 33

Qualified voters who chose members of the house

Question 34

Directory

Answer 34

The executive committee with 5 people, chosen by council of Elders, known for corruption

Question 35

Coup d’état

Answer 35

A sudden overthrow of the gov

Question 36

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 36

Ended Revolution when in power, child of revolution, one of greatest generals, troops loved him, enlightenment ideas

Question 37

Consulate

Answer 37

The gov replacing the Directory, “republic” but napoleon had full power

Question 38

Civil code

Answer 38

Napoleon’s code, preserved revolution ideas, put back women rights

Question 39

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael

Answer 39

An author whose book was banned by Napoleon

Question 40

Trafalgar

Answer 40

Where Britain beat the French-Spanish fleets

Question 41

Continental system

Answer 41

A thing stopping British goods from getting to other European countries to stop their ability to wage war

Question 42

Nationalism

Answer 42

When the people of a country have a sense of unique identity based on a common religion/language/national symbols

Question 43

Great Retreat

Answer 43

When Napoleon and his soldiers tried to retreat from Russia back to Poland, many soldier deaths

Question 44

Elba

Answer 44

An island northwest of Italy where Napoleon was exiled

Question 45

Louis XVII

Answer 45

The king after the French monarchy was re established, brother of Louis XVI, little support

Question 46

Waterloo

Answer 46

The place in Belgium where Napoleon was defeated by Prussia/British armies

Question 47

Duke of Wellington

Answer 47

The person who defeated Napoleon and exiled him to St. Helena

Question 48

St Helena

Answer 48

A small island in South Atlantic, Napoleon exiled there and died