French Revolution

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  1. 2. home of the luxury filled palace in France where the King and Queen lived. Rioters marched through here in October of 1789.
  2. 3. Poorest group in France. They were poor and hungry throughout most of the Revolution. (Started the Food Riots during the Revolution.)
  3. 5. The government before the French Revolution. Made up of 3 classes (Estates). Also a very unfair system
  4. 10. Considered the Hero of the French Revolution. Known as the person who ended the Revolution. Made France united, strong, and equal.
  5. 11. a ribbon or bow that showed patriotism during the French Revolution
  6. 12. The King of France that most French citizens did not like which led to the attempt to overthrow the monarchy. (Liked to spend money)
  7. 15. new views on power and authority in the government
  8. 17. The new legislative body of France. This had 3 groups (Left, Center, and Right)
  9. 19. a radical revolutionary political group associated with the populist journalist Jacques Hébert (Wanted to dechristianize France)
  10. 20. made up 80% of the French population. They marched and rioted during the Revolution, but they were not leaders. (Very poor)
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  1. 1. Jacobins wanted to dominate French. This led to 16,000 executions. This was the most violent period of the Revolution (September 1793 to July 1794)
  2. 4. Favored the King because they were rich and were treated special. They hated the idea of the Enlightenment. And they made up the 2nd Estate.
  3. 6. Shopkeepers in France. They supported overthrowing the monarchy. They made up most of the army and protesters during the French Revolution
  4. 7. beheading machine used for executions during the Revolution
  5. 8. a political group of Frenchmen that wanted major changes in the Government, and were responsible for most deaths during the Reign of Terror.
  6. 9. A Jacobin leader, also the leader of The Committee of Public Safety. (AKA the starter of the Reign of Terror)
  7. 13. The war that had a huge influence for government changes that led to the start of the French Revolution
  8. 14. Married to King Louis XVI. Loved gambling and spending money (Last name)
  9. 16. The place where the French had to move their meetings to after being kicked out of their old place. (Where the National Assembly was created)
  10. 18. a prison in eastern Paris. It was seized by the Paris crowd on 14 July 1789