(His) The French Revolution

Question 1

What was the target of the group that marched towards the eastern part of Paris?

Answer 1

The Bastille fortress-prison.

Question 2

When was french revolution?

Answer 2

14 July 1789

Question 3

Why was Paris in a state of alarm?

Answer 3

The king had commanded troops to move into the city. Rumours spread that he would order them to open fire at the citizens.

Question 4

How many ppl formed the people’s militia and where, against the kings troops?

Answer 4

7000 men and women gathered at the town hall.

Question 5

What did the ppls militia do?

Answer 5

They broke into gov. Buildings in search or arms. Then several hundred ppl moved east and stormed the fortress prison, the Bastille, to find hoarded ammunition.

Question 6

What happened at the armed fight in the fortress prison the Bastille?

Answer 6

The commander of the Bastille was killed and the 7 prisoners were released.

Question 7

Why was the Bastille hates by all?

Answer 7

It represented the despotic power of the king

Question 8

Wat did they do after destroying the fortress prison the Bastille?

Answer 8

The stone fragments were sold as a souvenir of it’s destruction.

Question 9

What were the two types of monarchy?

Answer 9

Autocratic monarchy and constitutional monarchy

Question 10

Autocratic monarchy

Answer 10

Absolute power is vested in the hands on one person

Question 11

When was american revolution?

Answer 11

1775

Question 12

Who was the king of France? When did he become king? And which family did he belong to?

Answer 12

In 1774 Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended to the throne.

Question 13

How old was king Louis and who did he marry?

Answer 13

He married the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette when he was twenty

Question 14

What was the state of the french treasury when Louis XVI became king? Why?

Answer 14

The treasury was empty:
- long years of war drained the
financial resources
- cost of maintaining the palace of
Versailles
- helping the 13 American colonies

Question 15

What was the condition of the debt France was in, after the American revolution?

Answer 15

The war added more than 1 billion livres to the already more than 2 billion livres in debt they were in

Question 16

Why did the state increase taxes?

Answer 16

The french gov. spend it’s budget on paying back the debt, so to meet regular expenses such as cost of maintaining the army, court, government offices and universities etc. it had to increase tax

Question 17

The french society’s division:

Answer 17

1 estate - clergy
2 estate - nobility
3 estate - peasants, workers, lawyers, common ppl

Question 18

Old regime

Answer 18

Term used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789

Question 19

Wat % of population were peasants?
Wat % percent of land was owned by nobles, church, and rich ppl of 3rd estate?

Answer 19

90% of population was peasants.
60% of land was owned by them.

Question 20

How were the taxes collected?

Answer 20

Tithes - by the church
Taille - direct tax by the state
Indirect tax on everyday items

Question 21

What is the unit of currency in France?

Answer 21

Livre

Question 22

Population of France in 1715 and 1789

Answer 22

23 million and 28 million

Question 23

Subsistence crisis

Answer 23

Extreme situation in which basic means of livelihood are endangered

Question 24

What is the idea proposed by Rousseau regarding government?

Answer 24

A form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives

Question 25

In which work did Montesquieu write and what did he propose within government?

Answer 25

The Spirit of the Laws, he proposed a division of power such as legislative, executive and judiciary.

Question 26

Which country implemented Montesquieu's model of government after declaring independence?

Answer 26

The USA

Question 27

What does John Locke disagree with in his work 'Two Treatises of Government'?

Answer 27

The right given to people by birth, like the king

Question 28

What was estates general, and why did the kind call a meeting of the estates general?

Answer 28

The estates general was a political body where the 3 estates sent their representatives. The kind had to call a meeting of the state general to impose taxes as he couldn't do it himself.

Question 29

When did the king call a meeting of the estates general? How many representatives were there?

Answer 29

On 5 May 1789, first and second estates had 300 representatives each while the third estate had 600 representatives.

Question 30

What was the problems faced by the third estate in the meeting of the estates general?

Answer 30

- 600 members of the 3rd estate had to stand at the back - each estate had only one vote, but 3rd estate wanted each member to have one vote - peasants, women, artisans we're not allowed entry

Question 31

Who led the national asembly at the tennis court?

Answer 31

The members walked out of the assembly. On 20 June they assembled at an indoor tennis court, declared themselves a National assembly and swore not to disperse until they formed a draft constitution.

Question 32

Who led the national asembly at the tennis court?

Answer 32

Mirabeau - a noble who wanted a society without feudal privilege And Abbé Sieyès - a priest

Question 33

Wat was the influential pamphlet written by Abbé Sieyès?

Answer 33

What is the third estate?

Question 34

When did the national assembly complete it's draft constitution and wat was it's main objective?

Answer 34

1781, main objective - limit the powers of the king