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French Revolution
Question | Answer |
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Prior to the French revolution, France was separated into: | estates |
1st estate was | clergy |
2nd estate was | nobles |
3rd estate was | bourgeoisie and peasants |
French Revolution was inspired by the | American revolution and the Enlightenment |
The king during the revolution was | King Louis the 16th |
French people disliked the royal family because | they spent a lot of money and didn't seem connected to the people |
The estates-general was: | the lawmaking body of France |
When the estates general asked for all men to be able to vote | declined to allow all men to vote because the 3rd estate had the most men |
Some causes of the French Revolution were: | high taxes, the 3rd estate was underrepresented, weak and extravagant king |
The 3rd estate withdrew from the estates-general to form the | national assembly |
The estates-general then shut out the national assembly and the they wrote their own constitution called | Tennis Court Oath |
Peasants who were angry and fed up stormed the ___ officially beginning the French Revolution | Bastille |
The Reign of Terror was | a violent period during the revolution led by Robespierre |
How did Robespierre "protect" the revolution? | He killed anyone who he believed was "an enemy of the revolution" |
When people decided Robespierre was too radical he was: | executed |
After the reign of terror, France was ruled by a group of men called: | The Directory |
After the Directory, who took control of France and named himself emperor? | Napoleon Bonaparte |
Name something Napoleon did to help France | improved banking system, removed corrupt government officials, set up a fair tax system, improved relationship with the Catholic Church |