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28 Cards in this Set
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Who was the King of France during the time of the French Revolution |
Louis XVI
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What two words best describe Louis XVI
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weak and indecisive
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What is the Estates General |
Legislative body
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Prior to the Revolution the Estates General had not been summoned for
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175 years
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Throughout history who was responsible for summoning the Estates General
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The King of France
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Who made up the Estates General?
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Clergy, nobles, peasants |
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Who made up the 1st Estate?
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Clergy
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Who made up the 2nd Estate
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Nobles
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Who made up the 3rd Estate?
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Everyone else who was not part of the 1st of 2nd estates
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Who was at the top of the 3rd estate?
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bourgeoisie
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The 3rd estate resented the privileges enjoyed by their social
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betters
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Name the three cause of France's financial problems?
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Supporting the American Revolution
Royal court extravagances Poor harvest = higher food prices |
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Which estates paid all the taxes before the revolution?
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3rd estate
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Who took an oath (on a tennis court) to create a "just" constitution?
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National Assembly
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This described a time when wild rumors and tales of attacks on villages spread panic
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The Great Fear
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Poor harvests, leading to higher food prices spread _____ ______ in cities
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bread riots
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When rumors that royal troops were coming to Paris, more than 800 people will storm this prison hoping to find weapons to defend themselves
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Bastille
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During the time of the "Great Fear" peasants will unleash their fury on _____ and attack manor houses
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Nobles
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The National Assembly produces this document that establishes all male citizens are equal before the law.
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Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
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Name 3 important right established by The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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Every Frenchman have an equal right to hold public office
Establishes freedom of religion Called for taxes to levied according to ability to pay |
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Who did not receive equal citizenship in the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
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Women |
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As unrest deepens, 6 thousand women march to Versailles shouting
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Bread!
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After entering Versailles, the mob of women will refuse to leave the palace until the King returns to
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Paris
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What is the European reaction to the French revolution?
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Denounce it
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Which lawyer believed that France could not be secured until the criminals lose their heads
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Robespierre
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The Right to vote is called
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Suffrage |
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The Jacobin could be characterized as
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Radicals
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What are the pillars of the French Republic, as inspired by the Enlightenment
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Liberty, equality, fraternity
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