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French Revolution-
What happened in France, America and Britain during the French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which two Stuart kings claimed throne by divine right but ruled unfairly in England? | Charles I and James I |
| What made Charles I and James I bad rulers? | They spent money, forced loans from nobles, imprisoned enemies with no trial, forced quarting troops, prosecuted puritans and dissolved parliament. |
| What did the Petition of Rights say? | Rulers couldn't tax or imprison people without consent of Parliament. |
| How long did the Short Parliament last? | Three weeks. |
| What did the Long Parliament do while it could? | Abolished special courts, created trenial bill, ended illegal taxation, executed archbishop Laud and created 19 propositions. |
| When did the English Civil War officially start? | When Charles I marches into Parliament upset about what happened during the Long Parliament. |
| Why did King George III start taxing colonists? | England was out of money from the French and Indian War(7 Years War). |
| What was the "Boston Massacre?" | Colonists were throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers, so one person opened fire causing others too. 5 colonists died. |
| What was the Boston Tea Party? | Colonists threw millions of dollars of tea into the harbor upset at the outrageous tea tax. |
| When, why and how was the Declaration of Independence written? | July 4, 1776. To declare America independent from England. Representatives from the colonies met in Philadelphia, including John Adams and George Washington. |
| Why did it seem like Britain would win? | 1/3 of the colonies were Loyalists and Britain had a larger army and more money. |
| Who helped America fight against Britain? | France, Netherlands and Spain. |
| What did the Treaty of Paris do? | It declared America as independent and set Mississippi river as western frontier. |
| Why did Louis XVI call the Estate General after 175 years? | He was afraid of the Revolutionaries after Charles I was beheaded. |
| In what ways did the 1st and 2nd estate receive better treatment? | They were nobles and priests and they had the 30% of best land although they only took up 2% of the population. |
| What did the Tennis Court Oath say? | That the people involved would not disband until Constitution written. |
| What is the bourgeoisie? | The middle class consisting of bankers, merchants and manufacturers. |
| What caused the most amount of economic trouble in France? | Government spent more money than they had and constant food shortages. |
| How did the "Cahiers" help? | They gave each estate a chance to write down their troubles in a notebook, or Cahier, that Louis paid attention to. |
| What was the storming of the Bastille? | On July 14, 1789, 800 Parisans ordered to be let into Bastille, but the commander refused and broke fire on crowd, causing revolutionaries to declare a revolution. |
| What was The Great Fear? | Peasants were afraid of other peasants attack towns and homes(mostly for food). |
| What was the Declaration of the Right of Man and the Citizen? | Stated that all people were equal and modeled America's Declaration of Independence. It began the saying of "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity." |
| What was the Women's March to Versailles? | Women for Paris walked to Versailles screaming for bread. When they arrived there they wouldn't leave until the king agreed to move to Paris for a shorter commute. |
| What did the Civil Constitution do? | It ended papal authority but allowed bishops and priests to be elected officials. This made many people upset, including the pope. |
| What did the Constitution of 1791 do? | It set up a limited monarchy and gave the legislative assembly power to make laws, collect taxes and decide on problems with war and peace. |
| Who were Emigres? | Nobles, clergy and others who tried to escape France. |
| How did Louis XVI die? | He was put on trial and proven guilty by one vote, so he was put on the guillotine. |
| What did Jean-Paul Marat do? | He published "Friend of the People" but attacked Girondists, so one of them, Charloette Corday, killed him in his thinking/writing place- the bathtub. |
| What did George Jacques Danton do? | He challenged other European Monarchs, and began Reign of Terror, so he was executed. |
| What was the Reign of Terror? | A time period where people were put on hasty trials and then Guillotined if proven guilty, which most were. |
| What did Maxmillion Robespierre do? | He was the head of the Committee of Public Safety, but had very high standards so was executed, making France happy. |
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