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French Revolution
French Revolution Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| King during the French Revolution | Louis XVI |
| Wife of Louis XVI and Queen of France | Marie Antoinette |
| Governing body of France before the French Revolution begins | Estates General |
| Estate made up of the clergy | First |
| Percentage of land owned by the First Estate | 10% |
| Estate made up of the nobility who were given all important political and military position | Second |
| Estate that consisted of the middle class, urban lower class, and peasant farmers. | Third |
| Percentage of population represented by the Third Estate | 98% |
| Percentage of taxes paid by the Third Estate | 50% |
| Decree that stated that the National Assembly would not disband until a new constitution is written for France | Tennis Court Oath |
| Event that marked the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution | Storming of the Bastille |
| Supply that revolutionaries wanted from the Bastille | Gunpowder |
| Document that laid out the main ideals of the French Revolution (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) and `stated men are born equal and remain equal under the law | Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen |
| Demand of women marching on Versailles | Bread |
| New government that wrote a new Constitution for France | Legislative Assembly |
| The instrument of French Refinement | Guillotine |
| Group that supported the absolute monarchy; usually wealthy families | Conservatives |
| Group that consisted mainly of the middle class and wanted a Parliament; Supported the ideas of the Enlightenment | Liberals |
| Group that supported the ideals of the French Revolution and wanted to bring democracy | Radicals |
| Radical group that wanted to bring down the king and instill a republic in France | Jacobins |
| Leader of the Radical Jacobins | Robespierre |
| Two year period of French history that resulted in the deaths of at least 40,000 people who were executed for treason | Reign of Terror |
| Group that arrested, tried, and executed French citizens accused of treason against the Revolution | Committees of Public Safety |
| Failed government after the French Revolution that consisted of a 5 man board of directors | Directory |