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Age of Revolution
Question | Answer |
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King Louis XVI (1174-1792) | executed during the 1789 French Revolution: forcibly removed from their palace at Versailles and taken closer to Paris to the Tuileries Palace. Political compromises failed and caught trying to flee Paris in June of 1791. held under house arrest |
Marie-Antoinette | Supposed "Let them eat cake," support of the monarchy against reforms and the French Revolution, and executed |
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity | french motto: for freedom, equal rights for all, and community |
Estates General | assembly of the estates of all France. inequality in voting the Third Estate demands, which contributed to the creation of a new National Assembly and started the French Revolution |
bourgeoisie | the ruling class of the two of capitalist society: capitalists, manufacturers, bankers, and employers. The bourgeoisie owns means of production, exploiting the working class |
Bastille | Bastille prison on July 14th 1789.symbol of victory against the Monarchy (economic troubles and starvation, after weapons) |
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | deputies of the National Assembly agreed on the necessity of drafting a declaration of rights |
Sans-culottes | common people (didn't breeches or culottes) working people, the shop owners, the tradespeople, the artisans, factory workers. believed survival was a right, equality, and aristocracy and monarchy eliminated. Property shared in communal groups. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | military genius of the 1800s proclaim self emperor He led armies to victories, by 1807 ruled territory from Portugal to Italy and north to the river Elbe. attempts to conquer the rest failed; a defeat in Moscow in 1812 nearly destroyed his empire |