The French Revolution

List the 3 Estates in France and tell who made each up

1st- Clergy (Rich ppl of the church)

2nd- Nobility

3rd- Peasants (bourgeoisie)

Which estate paid all the taxes

Third estate

Who was Louis XVI’s wife

Marie Antoinette

Why did Louis XVI call the Estates General to meet. At Versailles

He needed them to increase the taxes even though they hadn’t met in over 4 years

Why did the Third estate withdraw from the Estates-General

They were tired of unfairness and constantly paying taxes

Where did the representative of the Third Estates decide to meet

Indoor Tennis Court

What did the representatives of the Third Estate call themselves

The National Assembly

What happened on July 14, 1789

The storming of Bastille: known as Bastille Day (French Independence)

What was the Grand Peur

Rebellion spread from Paris to the countryside; peasants attacked the nobles

1. Four reforms made by the National Assembly in August of 1789

Adopted a Declaration of the Rights of Men

2. Four reforms made by the National Assembly in August of 1789

Created a constitutional monarchy

3. Four reforms made by the National Assembly in August of 1789

Divide into states (departments)

4. Four reforms made by the National Assembly in August of 1789

Government acts against the church

Why was the king and his family captured and brought back to Paris in June of 1791

They tried to escape France and go to Belgium

In September of 1791, what new legislature was created?

The Legislative Assembly

Who sat on the left and right of the Legislative Assembly

Radicals were on the left and Conservations were on the right

In April of 1792, France went to war with what 2 countries

Austria and Prussia

What sparked a French mob to attack the palace and put the king and queen in prison in August 1792

Rumors that foreign armies were invading France that they supported 

In September of 1792, what new legislature was created

The National Convention

How was Louis XVI executed

He was beheaded

Who were the Jacobins?

The most radical club and wanted to remove the king

Name 2 early leaders of Jacobins

George Danton and Jean-Paul Marat

The National Convention abolished the monarchy and declared France to be a?

Republic

What 5 countries made up the First Coalition

Great Britain, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Austria

Who led France during the Reign of Terror

Maxmillen Robespierre

What was the purpose of the Committee for Public Safety

So that they could find enemies of the republic 

What was the Thermidorian Reaction? 

When the National Convention realized that no one was safe from Robespierre

The 5 member executive body of the new French government created in 1795 was called

The Directory

Who was appointed to lead France’s army in this new government?

Napoleon Baraporte

What were three causes of the French Revolution 

The estates system, economic hardship, and financial cost