French Revolution

Question 1

Conservative

Answer 1

A person who would like to see the political system stay as it is admitting only the slightest changes and making these changes slowly and carefully

Question 2

Radical

Answer 2

A person who wants extreme change now and is willing to use violence and illegal means if necessary

Question 3

Reactionary

Answer 3

A person who wants to change back to “the good old days “

Question 4

1st estate clergy

Answer 4

Wealth and privilege
Didn’t pay taxes
Own 10% land

Question 5

Tithe

Answer 5

Church taxes

Question 6

2nd estate nobility

Answer 6

Top jobs in gov.
Army church
Live at Versailles
Don’t pay taxes

Question 7

3rd estate - bourgeoisie and peasants

Answer 7

Lack of jobs and opportunities
Taxes heaviest
Some beggars and crime
No gov. Position

Question 8

Bourgeoisie

Answer 8

Middle class

Question 9

Cause of financial troubles

Answer 9

Deficit spending 
7 year war 
American Revolution 
Bad harvest 
Overspending monarchs

Question 10

Effects of financial troubles

Answer 10

Starvation
Attempting to reform
Nobility calls meeting of estate general

Question 11

Cause meeting of estate general

Answer 11

France is on verge of bankruptcy

Taxation only third estate

Question 12

Effects of meeting of estates general

Answer 12

All three estates prepare grievances

3rd estate declares themselves National Assembly

Question 13

Cashiers

Answer 13

Notebook listing grievances

Question 14

Tennis court oath

Answer 14

3rd estate demands constitution and refuse to leave until given one

Question 15

Bastille

Answer 15

Grim medieval fortress used as a prison for political and other prisoners

Question 16

Fall of Bastille

Answer 16

Angry Parisians storm and tear down Bastille fortress that represents everything unfair in French society

Question 17

Liberal

Answer 17

A person who wants to reform the political system using every legal means

Question 18

The great fear

Answer 18

Out of desperation and fear peasants attack nobles and storages

Question 19

Causes of revolution

Answer 19

Poor leadership 
Economic problems 
Unfair estate system 
Enlightenment 
Success of American Revolution

Question 20

National Assembly

Answer 20

Liberal 
Church under state control
Limited monarchy 
Declaration rights of man 
Supporters of enlightenment 
Taxes on property 
Constitution 1791
Made up of 3rd estate

Question 21

National convention

Answer 21

Remove titles from nobles 
Executed King 
Committee of public safety 
New constitution 1792
Radicals 
War against other monarchs

Question 22

Committee of public safety

Answer 22

Executed traitors
Ends radicals
Protected internal and external execution
Reign of terror

Question 23

Robespierre

Answer 23

Killed many

Reigh. Of terror

Question 24

Guillotine

Answer 24

Killed many

17,000 fast equal deaths

Question 25

New moderate government

Answer 25

Directory corrupt
Napoleon end revolution
Makes constitution of 1795

Question 26

Directory

Answer 26

5 member cabinet

2 house legislature

Question 27

Peninsulares

Answer 27

Own most land
Run economy
Dominated Latin America political and social life only hold top jobs in government and church

Question 28

Creoles

Answer 28

Hated second class status
Owned haciends and ranches
European born in Americas

Question 29

Mestizos

Answer 29

Denied status of wealth power ability of whites

Native Americans

Question 30

Mulattoes

Answer 30

Denied status wealth power ability whites

Slaves African European decent

Question 31

Successful Latin America revolts

Answer 31

Haiti
Venezuela
Argentina

Question 32

Against Spain during revolution

Answer 32

Mexico
Venezuela
Argentina

Question 33

Hati leaders

Answer 33

Toussaint l’ouvertune

Question 34

Mexico leaders

Answer 34

Father Miguel hidalgo

Father joses Morelos

Question 35

Venezuela leaders

Answer 35

Simon bolivar

Jose de San Martin

Question 36

Argentina leaders

Answer 36

San Martin

Simon bolivar

Question 37

Brazil leaders

Answer 37

Dom Pedro