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HIS 2, French Rev
The French Revolution for HIS 102 exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Louis XIV (Legacy) | Father of XVI who added to national debt by paying for wars |
| Louis XV (Legacy) | Grandfather of XVI who added to the national debt by paying for wars |
| Louis XVI | Was left w/ a national debt and then added to it. And was also forced to give in to the demands of the Parliament of Paris and convene the Estates-General which initiated the French Revolution. |
| Old Regime | Monarchy Rules? |
| Estates General | An assembly convened by Louis XVI in 1789 that represented the clergy, the nobility, and the Third Estate; once used to win support for royal policy, it had not met since 1614. |
| Turgot | A PERSON? |
| Bastille | A fortress prison seized on 7-14-1789, by Parisians looking for munitions to repulse the royal army. Symbolized the Revolution’s popular support. |
| National Assembly | The Third Estate after it separated from the Estates-General. The National Assembly claimed to legitimately represent the French population. Dissolved in 1791 so new elections could take after the new constitution. |
| Tennis Court Oath | Oath sworn by the National Assembly. After being locked out of the meeting of the Estates-General. They met at a tennis court, where they pledged to remain together until they had drafted and passed a new constitution |
| Legislative Assembly | ??? |
| Sans-culottes | Parisian militants, mainly artisans and shopkeepers, who called for repression of counter revolutionaries, price controls, and direct democracy; helped bring the Jacobins to power in 1793. |
| Civil Constitution of the Clergy | The French Rev.’s 1790’s reform of the catholic church under which priests and bishops were elected by the laity, and parishes and dioceses were redrawn; created opposition to the Revolution and a schism within French Catholicism. |
| Constitutions of the French Revolution (1791-1793) | New constitution that created a limited monarchy, w/ all executive power givin to a legislative assembly. King could only temporarily veto legislation passed by the assembly. Abolished nobility as a class status |
| National Convention | |
| Committee of Public Safety | |
| Battle of Valmy | |
| Reign of Terror | |
| Girondins, Jacobins | |
| Maximilien Robespierre | THURSDAY |
| Georges Danton | |
| Moderate Phase (1789-1792) | |
| Radical Phase (1792-1794) |
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