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Chapter23
French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did Louis XVI do to be a bad leader? | weak leader indececisive doesnt follow advisers pays little attention to government details marie antoinette adds to problems love to spend money offers poor advice ignores all money problems |
| Old Regime | - social and political system of France in the 1770s |
| what was Bastille Day | a french national holiday similar to |
| what was the Reign of Terror? | a time when Robespierre became leader of the committee of public safety governed France as a dictator often had enemies tried in the morning and guillotined in the afternoon enabled the french citizens to remain true to the ideals to the revolution |
| who was Louis XVI? | king of France from 1774 to 1792 his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793 |
| what was Estates-General? | an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France |
| what was the tennis court oath? | pledge made by members of France's National Assembly in which they vowed to continue meeting until a new constitution was drawn up |
| what was the Great fear? | - a period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumours of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate. |
| what were emigres? | Nobles and others who had fled France and hoped to undo the revolution and restore the Old Regime. |
| what was guillotine ? | A machine that beheaded people in a quick and humane manner. |
| who was Maximilien Robespierre? | A dictator who's rule was known as the Reign Of Terror and believed all problems could be solved by beheading people. Many people became afraid of him. |
| what helped generate a desire for change ? | New ideas about government, serious economic problems, and weak and indecisive leadership all helped to generate a desire for change |
| who were Sans-Culotte? | Parisian workers and small shopkeepers who wanted the Revolution to bring even greater changes to France. |
| What was the legislative assembly? | A legislative body that had the power to create laws and approve or reject declarations of war. However, the king still held the power to enforce laws. |
| Why were the members of the third estate dissatisfied with their way of life under the old regime? | It was unfair for them to be heavily taxed. little political power |
| how did the purpose of the meeting of the estates-general in 1789 change? | it changed from approving a tax to making the national assembly and end the absolute monarchy. they decided to form a new constitution |
| How did the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" sum up the goals of the Revolution? | The goal of the revolution was to make everyone equal and the same and the slogan is three things that the revolution hoped would happen as an outcome. |
| What factors led to Robespierre becoming a dictator? | He believed that all problems could be solved by chopping peoples heads off. He had many people guillotined including enemies of the revolution and supporters of the revolution who questioned him. |
| What major reforms did the National Assembly introduce? | It made a revolutionary statement called the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The document stated that men are born and remain free and equal in rights. |
| how did louis XVI's weak leadership contribute to the growing crisis in france? | his extreme spending led the country into deep debt. he didn't cut expenses of him and his queen, and he put off the problem until he had barely any money left. he let political problems get out of hand |
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