Unit 7 Flashcards
Louis XV
Louis XV was the king of France who caused a decline in royal authority and an increase in national debt
Louis XVI
Louis XVI was the king of France during the French Revolution. He never took initiative of hie country and never helped the people. He got beheaded.
Queen Marie Antoinette
Marie was married to Louis XVI. She would often throw lavish parties with lots of food while people in her country were starving.
Seven Years War (1756-1763)
The Seven Year’s War was a conflict between France and Great Britain over North American land. France lost and this worsened the national debt they were already in.
“Old Regime” of France
The “Old Regime” consisted of the three estates. The first estate was the smallest and consisted only the wealthiest people, clergy. The second estate was slightly bigger and consisted of the nobles. The third estate was everyone else, almost 97% of population and they got almost no say.
Bourgeois
The Bourgeois were the the middle class French people. Typically wealthy and self obsessed.
Assembly of the Notables
The Assembly of the Notables was when Louis XVI asked a group of high ranking nobles what he should do. His only idea was to raise the taxes on them and they said no.
Bread Shortages
The bread and grain shortages in France were one of the causes of the revolution. The lower class people were starving and their leaders were dozing nothing about it.
The Estates General
The Estates General gave one vote to each of the three Estates. Which meant that even though the third estate was the biggest they always got out voted.
The National Assembly (1789)
The National Assembly confiscated church property and abolished religious orders.
Tennis Court Oath (1789)
The Tennis Court Oath was when the third estate marched out of the meeting with the other two estates and went to a nearby tennis court. To show that they could take some power. The took an oath to not leave the tennis court until they had drafted a new constitution.
Abbe Sieyes
Abbe Sieyes wrote “What is the Third Estate” in 1789
“What is the Third Estate”
This was a pamphlet written by Abbe Sieyes that said, the third estate is everything, the third estate gets nothing, and all they want is something (a seat at the table, equal voting).
What was the Bastille, what did it symbolize, and what did Storming of Bastille (1789) mean?
The Bastille was a French state prison. It symbolized royal despotism, the symbol of the kings of France running beyond the just limits of their own power. The people of France stormed the Bastille looking for gunpowder. The people were acting and arming themselves. This was the true start to the Revolution.
What was the true start of the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille
Who were the San-Culottes?
The San-Culottes were a group of radical, poor people who stormed the bastille.
The Great Fear (1789)
The Great Fear was an uprising against noble lords by the peasants. The peasant were done being treated poorly.
What two causes led to the Great Fear?
The two causes that led to the Great Fear were the Storming of Bastille and the rumors of peasants being killed.
Women’s March on Versailles (1789)
The Women’s March on Versailles was tons of Parisian woman with pitchforks, swords, knifes and more stormed Versailles looking for the Queen. They were promised grain for the King but received nothing while the Queen had lavish parties with lots of breads and cakes.
What are Parisian women?
Poor women
What did the French people want when the women stormed Versailles?
They wanted the King and Queen to move to Paris so they could be controlled.
