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class 6 exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Final Factor of the French Revolution: | The character of King Louis XVI |
| King Louis XVI became the King at only _______years old and lacks a: | 19 ; backbone |
| King Louis XVI is more interested in: | hobbies and pastimes: hunting and locksmithing |
| King Louis XVI has 2 major issues: | 1. He is incompetent because he is so young. 2. He lacks fortitude. He is easily influenced. Lacks the character to fix the growing financial instability |
| The French government is only afloat financially by: | borrowing money |
| Without reforming ________________, it seems the government is going to collapse financially. They will need to | the French tax system; reform the tax system. |
| The french government has to force what to reform the tax system: | force their privileged classes to pay their fair share of taxes as well. |
| King Louis XVI supported several plans to reform the tax system, however... | he faced push back from the clergy and nobility. |
| Because the king lacks fortitude, everytime they push back against taxes: | king louis XVI’s knees would buckle and he would back down. |
| King Louis XVI is heavily influenced by two different types of people: | 1. His Wife (Marie Antoinette) Who lived lavishly 2. A small group of advisors, that would misadvise the king to maintain their power, money, and prestige. |
| There is still growing antagonism between the: | French social classes |
| There is still a growing, devastating: | financial crisis |
| A king who is _____________ and lacks_______________. | incompetent and lacks fortitude |
| The French government is running out of_________. | credit. |
| The first two classes argued that the king had no power or right to ____________. | tax them |
| The first two classes make the argument that there is only one institution that has that power: | the estates general |
| States general was composed by: | all three estates pseudorepresentative institution |
| Estates general doesn’t have a lot of: | political or economic power |
| he last time the estates general convened was: | in 1614 (175 years before) |
| The nobility and the clergy wanted to convene the estates general to: | take political and economic power away from the king |
| The first two estates wanted the estates general to act similarly to: | the British parliament. Wanted them to work hand in hand |
| The third estate wanted the estates general because: | to be able to air the grievances in the poverty they are experiencing. They wanted a political voice |
| The resistance of the nobility and the clergy brought the government of France to a ______________. | standstill |
| As a result King Louis XIV will allow them to convene: | The estate general will meet in Paris to discuss tax reform. |
| How will the Estates General be organized? | The nobility and the clergy will have an equal number of representatives that is equivalent to the third estate. The clergy will be represented by 300 deputies. The nobility will be represented by 300 deputies. The 3rd estate will be represented by 600. |
| How will the members of the Estates General vote? Part one | On one hand, the third estate demanded that all three estates(1200 deputies) meet together as one house, they will debate collectively but vote as separate individuals. One vote matters. |
| How will the members of the Estates General vote? Part two | The nobility and the clergy believe they should meet separately, debate separately, but vote together. The first 2 estates would be able to dominate >more likely able to vote similarly. Trying to maintain their ability to not have to pay taxes. |
| How will the members of the Estates General vote? Part three | This question does not have an answer and is not resolved. |
| Because of this mass confusion nothing happens causing the third estate to become increasingly annoyed. They become so fed up that they break away from the estates general and proclaim themselves as: | the national assembly. |
| The national assembly even invites some of the __________and___________ to fight with them. | nobility and clergy |
| The national assembly makes the King mad. what does he do about it? | He ordered his royal army to chain up the doors of the estates general and lock them in places until tax reform is created. |
| 3 days after the "lock in" they make their way to an indoor tennis court and make a promise: | The Tennis Court Oath |
| What is the tennis court oath? | Oath that they will not disband until they produce a constitution for France |
| The proclamation of the national assembly and the tennis court oath are the beginning of: | the french revolution |
| The atmosphere in Paris is filled with__________and__________. | electricity and optimism. |
| King Louis XVI will grant a___________.He orders the nobles the clergy to join. | limited constitution |
| The first phase of the French Revolution deals with the collapse of the ______. | old regime |
| In spite of the king a real sense of __________ spread throughout the city of Paris. | tension |
| There are rumors that King Louis XVI is planning to use his ________ to disband the national assembly. | army |
| There is a significant rise in the price of: | bread |
| King Louis XVI dismissed the: What was he like? | French financial minister. He was a vocal advocate for social and economic reform. He was popular in France for this. |
| Medieval Fortress: | Bastille |
| Bastille | Multipurpose fortress Prison and armory |
| a growing mob begin to circle the fortress | July 14, 1789 |
| The commander of the bastille tells them: What happens when they don't listen | to give it up/go away. They open fire on the mob, which is mostly unarmed, killing 98-100 people The people of downtown Paris begin to arm themselves with muskets, etc. |
| Louis XVI began to worry that this might lead to a: | French civil war |
| Because of what occurs, Louis XVI will disband his army in hopes that he will satisfy: | the mob in paris |
| Every year July 14 is called ______________in France (it’s like our July 4) | Bastille day |
| The fall of the Bastille is accompanied by the outbreak of violence throughout the French countryside. This is known as: | The Great Fear |
| Peasants across France hear rumors that their landlords are going to hire _____to attack the peasant farms, crops, and families to bring them to heel. How do they respond | thug Peasants began to arm themselves accordingly They are expecting the worst |
| The french peasantry begins to tap into __________ to prepare. | the wine kegs |
| They realize that instead of waiting around, they begin to go straight to fighting their landlord directly. What did this lead: | Destroyed a lot of documentation that said what they owed to their landlords |
| These stirring of the bastille and the fear that follows causes the Bastille to: | conserve law and order. They will pass several laws of legislation |
| They set out to abolish the old class privilege | 1. All nobles are now not exempt from taxation 2. The tithe is abolished 3. The purchase of office is now abolished 4. The system of feudalism is abolished in france bringing about an end to the old regime from the ways of old |
| In theory the reason we abolishing the ways of old is to make: | all french citizens equal |
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