The French Revolution
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| What year did the French Revolution begin? | 1789
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| What ideas contributed to the French Revolution? | the Enlightenment Period
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| What 3 things led to the French Revolution? | 1. Financial Crisis. 2. Lavish spending of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. 3. No equality in estate system.
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| Who made up the 1st estate? | the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church
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| Who made up the 2nd estate? | the rich nobles
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| Who were the Bourgeosie of the 1st Third estate? | bankers, factory owners, merchants, professionals & skilled laborers
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| What jobs did the city workers of the 2nd Third estate have? | laborers, domestic servants & appretices
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| What percent did the 3rd Third Estate group represent of France's 26 million people? | 80%
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| Who paid the most taxes? | The Third Estate Group
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| What group was the peasants? | the 3rd Third estate group
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| What group were the commoners in? | The Third estate group
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| What is absolute monarchy? | unlimited power
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| Who did King Louis XVI call for to raise taxes? | the estates general
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| What was Versailles? | the palace of the king located 12 miles from Paris
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| What did the Third Estate form at the tennis courts? | a national assembly
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| What did the third estate vow at the tennis courts? | they vowed to not leave until a constitution was written
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| What was the Bastille? | a prison
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| Why did the rioters seize the Bastille? | for weapons and gunpowder
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| What date is Bastille Day? | July 14
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| Where did the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" come from? | the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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| What was the Great Fear? | a wave of panic fueled by rumors of nobles hiring outlaws to kill peasants
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| Why did 7,000 women march to Versailles? | to demand bread
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| Define, secular. | without religion
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| define, radical. | a far-reaching or fundamental change
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| What were the radicals who supported Robespierre called? | Jacobins
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| What was the Reign of Terror? | the period when so many people were killed by the guillotine
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| How did King Louis XVI commit treason? | he tried to escape from France and head to Austria
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| Did Robespierre make sure everyone accused of a crime had a fair trial? | No
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| What final event happened to Robespierre? | guillotine
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| Who quickly rose to power after being appointed the General to command the French Army? | Napoleon
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| What did Napoleon assume power as? | a dictator
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| What was Napoleon called after he took over control of French government? | Emperor
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| Where was Napoleon banished to? | the island of Elba
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