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FreRev
French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why were many people sentenced to death during the Reign of Terror? | They were suspected of disagreeing with the Committee of Public Safety's changes |
| What event marks the end of the French Revolution? | Napoleon's coup d'etat |
| What was Maximilien Robespierre’s role in the French Revolution? | the leader of the Committee of Public Safety |
| abdicate | to give up power |
| What economic changes occurred during the French Revolution? | everyone paid taxes |
| exile | to be sent away from your home permanently |
| coup d’etat | a quick takeover of the government |
| What was Napoleon Bonaparte's job before he became the emperor of France? | military general |
| What political changes occurred during the French Revolution? | a new constitution was written |
| guillotine | a device used to execute people |
| What did the “Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen” do for France? | It ended the estate system and unfair taxes |
| What happened at the Bastille on July 14, 1789? | a mob attacked the prison in order to gather weapons |
| What social changes occurred during the French Revolution? | the estate system ended |
| What two groups made up the third estate? | bourgeoisie and peasants |
| Why was France bankrupt? | King Louis XVI had spent lots of money building Versailles and France had spent a lot of money fighting in wars |
| How did the Enlightenment and American Revolution influence the French Revolution? | It made the French want limited government instead of unlimited |
| Before the French Revolution, there was a bad harvest for many years. How was this a cause of the revolution? | many people in the third estate were starving and unemployed, while the first and second estates lived in luxury |
| a social class in France | estate |
| a person who is neither rich nor poor; middle class | bourgeoisie |
| a person from an important family who is usually wealthy from land ownership | aristocracy |
| a church official | clergy |
| a poor farmer | peasant |
| to run out of money completely | bankrupt |
| the king of France before the French Revolution | King Louis XVI |
| the name of the huge palace built by King Louis XVI | Versailles |
| Before the French Revolution, the population was divided in three estates. How was this a cause of the revolution? | The First and Second Estates did not pay taxes, even though they had the most money. |
| Why did other countries become involved in the French Revolution? | The leaders were worried that their citizens would be influenced by what was going on in France |
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