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French Revolution
French Revolution Short Answer Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did the French Revolution begin? | 1789 |
| How long would the Bourbon House rule for? | From 1589 to 1792, then again from 1814 to 1830 |
| How long did Louis the XIV reign for? | From 1643 to 1715 (72 years) |
| King Louis XIV would usher in a golden age for art and literature. | True |
| How did Louis XIV stop civil wars from starting? | By weakening the nobles |
| How old was Louis XV when he took power? | 5 |
| How was Louis XV known? | Louis the Beloved |
| When did France lose most of its colonial possessions in North America? | 1763 |
| What caused France to lose its North American colonial possessions? | The 7 Year War |
| Who was the last Bourbon monarch to rule France? | Louis the XVI |
| Who was the wife of Louis the XVI? | Marie Antoinette |
| When is Bastille Day? | July 14th |
| When was the feudal regime declared dead? | August 4th, 1789 |
| When would King Louis XVI try to escape in plain clothes? | June 1791 |
| Which two kingdoms would declare war on France? | Austria and Prussia (now Germany) |
| Clergy members would be forced to swear an oath of loyalty to the church during the terror. | True |
| Who would create an agreement with the church to end the dechristianisation of France? | Napoleon |
| When was France declared a republic? | September 21st, 1792 |
| When would Louis the XVI be executed? | January 21st, 1793 |
| When would the French Reign of Terror start? | September 5th, 1793 |
| France would conscript 1 million men to fight a 2 front war. | True |
| What does bicameral mean? | The government has two houses |
| Who would put down the Royalist White Terror movement? | General Napoleon Bonaparte |
| What were some things that made the National Convention party unpopular? | Financial crisis, inefficency, and corruption |
| When would Napoleon seize power, ending the French Revolution? | November 9th, 1799 |