The French Revolution
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In what year did Louis XVI ascend the throne of France?
1774
Who was Louis XVI married to?
Marie Antoinette
What unfortunate situation did Louis XVI find upon his accession?
Empty treasury
How many estates was French society divided into during the eighteenth century?
Three
Which estate paid taxes in France during the eighteenth century?
Third Estate
What was the population of France in 1789?
28 million
What staple food's price rose rapidly in France?
Price of bread
What natural events worsened the subsistence crisis in France?
Drought or hail
What social group emerged in the eighteenth century France through overseas trade and manufacturing?
Middle class
What did the middle class believe a person's social position should depend on?
Merit
What political body did the monarch have to call to pass new taxes?
Estates General
What year was the Estates General last called before Louis XVI?
1614
What was the traditional principle of voting in the Estates General?
Each estate had one vote
In what book did Rousseau put forward his democratic principles?
'The Social Contract'
Where did the representatives of the third estate assemble on June 20?
Versailles
What did the third estate declare themselves to be?
National Assembly
In what year did the National Assembly complete the draft of the constitution?
1791
What type of government did the constitution establish in France?
Constitutional monarchy
How did the Constitution of 1791 begin?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
What was the name of the most successful political club?
Jacobins
Who was the leader of the Jacobins?
Maximilian Robespierre
What is the period from 1793 to 1794 referred to as?
Reign of Terror
Who rose to power after the political instability of the Directory?
Napoleon Bonaparte
In what year did the Convention legislate to free all slaves in French overseas possessions?
1794
In what year did Napoleon Bonaparte crown himself Emperor of France?
1804