The French Revolution

Question 0

What were some political abuses in France?

Answer 0

King was an absolute ruler who ruled by divine right
Chose administrators by birth and friendship
Royal government was corrupt and inefficient
Civil liberties abused
Letters de cachet

Question 1

What was the Old Regime?

Answer 1

The political, social, and economic system of the 18th century

Question 2

What was the Lettre de Cachet?

Answer 2

The king could imprison his enemies without charge, bail or trial.

Question 3

What were some social abuses in France?

Answer 3

People divided into three estates
1st estate: clergy
2nd estate: nobility
3rd estate: bourgeoise, merchants etc

Question 4

Economic problems in France?

Answer 4

Third estate had most of the taxes therefore only has 1/2 of their income to live on.

Question 5

What were some taxes peasants had to pay?

Answer 5

To the government:
the taille (land tax)
the corvée (labor on roads and bridges)
the gabelle (salt tax)

To the church:
The tithe (10% of income)

To the feudal lords:
Feudal taxes

Question 6

Who did France give a lot of money to?

Answer 6

The American Revolution

Question 7

Why did discontent began to grow in the mid 1700s?

Answer 7

Bourgeoise unrest and financial difficulties.

Question 8

What book did Rousseau write and what did he believe in?

Answer 8

The Social Contract; believed you could overthrow the government and believe in democracy

Question 9

What book did Voltaire write as what did he believe in?

Answer 9

He wrote 70 books like Candide and Ziddig; believed in freedom of speech

Question 10

What did Montesquieu believe in and what book did he write?

Answer 10

The Spirit of the Laws; believed in tree branches of government and the system of checks and balances

Question 11

Who did Louis XVI call since he needed money?

Answer 11

The Estates-General (not a democracy)

Question 12

What was the civil constitution of the clergy?

Answer 12

It placed the church under government control

Question 13

Who were the non-juring clergy?

Answer 13

Those that were against the civil constitution of the clergy

Question 14

What was the Tennis Court oath?

Answer 14

Pledged to write a new constitution for France

Question 15

What was an immediate cause of the French Revolution?

Answer 15

Sudden worsening of living conditions due to the bad harvest of 1789

Question 16

What was a fundamental cause of the French Revolution?

Answer 16

Channing attitudes of the people toward government

Question 17

Who were some powerful Jacobins?

Answer 17

Georges Jacque Danton, Maximilian Robespierre, Paul Morat

Question 18

Who did the Jacobins wage war with?

Answer 18

Austria and Prussia

Question 19

What countries bounded together to stop France?

Answer 19

England, Spain, Netherlands, Austria-Prussia

Question 20

Why did Napoleon invade Egypt?

Answer 20

France needed a base to attack Britain in India

Question 21

Because of the French Revolution, what happened to the Catholic Church in France?

Answer 21

It had its power limited

Question 22

What were Plebiscile?

Answer 22

Yes or no votes

Question 23

The Committee of Public Safety (Reign of Terror) ruled with what kind of power?

Answer 23

Unlimited power

Question 24

Why was France the first country to have a revolution

Answer 24

The middle class was more advanced than in other countries

Question 25

What happened on July 14, 1789 (Bastille Day)?

Answer 25

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

Question 26

What document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights."?

Answer 26

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Question 27

Waterloo, St. Helena, and Elba are all places associate with what?

Answer 27

Napoleons downfall

Question 28

Napoleons downfall was a result of what?

Answer 28

His disastrous invasion of Russia

Question 29

What were the correct titles in which Napoleon rose to power?

Answer 29

General, First Consul, Emperor

Question 30

How did Napoleon get his power?

Answer 30

Through a coup d'état

Question 31

When did the French reform the government?

Answer 31

After the French started to kill radicals.

Question 32

What were three major principles?

Answer 32

Principle of legitimacy, Principle of compensation Contempt for democracy and nationalism

Question 33

Five major nations in the congress of Vienna?

Answer 33

England, Russia, Prussia, France and Austria

Question 34

What was the Russian campaign of 1812?

Answer 34

Russian invasion by Napoleon, defeated by general winter

Question 35

What was the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

Answer 35

Church lands given to peasants | Priests who did not agree were non-juring clergy and were killed

Question 36

How did the National Convention reform the government?

Answer 36

``` After killing the jacobins, they made: A single code of laws Abolished imprisonment for debt Abolished slavery Established the metric system Set up the national system of education ```

Question 37

What was the Peninsular War?

Answer 37

Portugal and Spain defeated France

Question 38

What were some things in Napoleons code?

Answer 38

Equal treatment before law Abolished serfdom and feudalism Trial by jury

Question 39

Who started the Reign of Terror?

Answer 39

The Committee of Public Safety