French Revolution

Flag (symbol of French Revolution

tri-color

Anthem

La Marseillaise

Slogan

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Clothing

Bonnet Rouge, Long pants (san culottes)

Method of Execution

The Guillotine, referred to as 'The Nation's Razor'

The lasting legacy

the way we talk about politics today

1st Estate

The Clergy (religious leaders)

2nd Estate

The Nobility (duke, count, etc.)

3rd Estate

Everyone else (including bourgeoisie → upper middle class)

Estates-General

Assembly of Estates to advise the King

Last time Estates-General met before 1789

1614

Pre-Revolutionary France

Known as 'The Old Regime'

1st stage of the Revolution

Moderate 1789-1792

Oath of the Tennis Court

A pledge made by the 3rd estate demanding rights

Storming of the Bastille

July 14th, 1789 (French Independence Day)

Founding document

declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

2nd stage of the Revolution

Radical (Reign of Terror) 1792-1795

Leader during the Radical stage

Maximilien Robespierre

3rd stage of the Revolution

reactionary 1795-1804

Forms of Government during Revolution

Absolute Monarch (1680's - 1789), Constitutional Monarchy (1789 - 1792), Republic (1792 - 1804), Empire (1804 - 1815 under Napoleon)

Differences between French and American Revolution

French Revolution was more radical, complex, influential, controversial, loved and hated, and violent

Long Term Causes of the French Revolution

Influence of Enlightenment, Experience of the American Revolution, Financial problems of the government, Injustice of the Estates System, Unfair privileges of the nobility, Rising price of bread

Immediate Cause of the Revolution

Calling of the Estates-General in 1789 to try and fix the financial problems of the country

Napoleon Bonaparte's coup

1799 → overthrows government in coup d'etat

Napoleon's Domestic Reforms

Creates the bank of France, the Napoleonic code, and the lycée system for free public education

Louisiana Purchase

Sold in 1803 for $15,000,000

Napoleonic Wars

1804 - 1815, where Napoleon invades all of Europe

Guerrilla warfare

Fought Napoleon using hit and run tactics in the war in Spain

Napoleon's retreat from Moscow

1812 → disastrous invasion of Russia, army died of cold

Napoleon's exile

1814 → exiled to Elba, 1815 → defeated at Waterloo and exiled to St. Helena

King killed in what stage?

2, Reign of Terror