The French Revolution

What newspaper did Marat write?

“The Friend of the People“

Jacobins

The left-leaning radical debating society in Paris

What did Robespierre call for?

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity (Brotherhood)

Guillotine brought…

Equality to death

The National Assembly declares…

War on Austria

How does the Duke of Brunswick threaten Paris?

They will destroy Paris of any harm comes to the monarchy

The birth of a new republic can only begin with ….

The death of a King

Sans Culotte

militant lower-class revolutionaries

How did the Sans Culotte wear

Long pants, without knee breeches

“Boldness, more boldness, and the country will be saved“

Danton

September Massacre

Marat calls for the slaughter of political prisoners

Marat believes people who want to slow the revolution…

Enemies

How many people does Maratcall for the death of?

200,000

Charlotte Cordet

stabs Marat in is own home

Marat becomes a _______ of the revolution

martyr/god

Why was Marie Antoinette hated in France?

1. Symbol of court culture
2. Could not have children
3. Connections to Austire/the Hapsburgs

Make ____ the order of the day

terror

How is France de christianized?

Churches were destroyed and the calender renumbered

How was the calendar changed

* The years started at the start of the revolution, instead of the birth of Jesus
* The month were renamed and changed to exactly 30 days each
* The weeks were 10 days long, so no one would know when Sunday was

“Virtue without terror is powerless“

Robespierre

How many people are killed per month in France?

800

June 6, 1794

Robespierre declares a new religious holiday, The festival/cult of the supreme being

What lie led Robespierre to death?

He claimed to have a list of enemies of the state, the next day he is arrested and killed

What nickname did Marie Anroinette have?

“Madame Defecit“

Why did Marie and Louis marry?

To unite the hapsburgs and bourbons

How long had the king gone without calling together the estates general?

175 yrs.

How much population/wealth made of the 1st and 2nd estates?

3% of the population; 90% of the wealth

How much population/wealth made of the 3rd estate?

97% of the population; 10% of the wealth

The Estates General

Representative body in France

How expensive did the price of bread become?

One months earnings

What did the 3rd estate do when they were locked out of the estate general?

They stormed Louis & Marie’s tennis court and promised not to leave until they had a new, equal government

Where was gun powder kept?

In the Bastille

July 14, 1789

French citizens protest & steal guns, killing nobles and putting his head on a stick