French Revolution

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  1. 2. sudden overthrow of the government by a small group
  2. 6. A proponent of democracy, she demanded the same rights for French women that French men were demanding for themselves. In her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen (1791), she challenged the practice of male authority and the notion of male-female inequality. She lost her life to the guillotine due to her revolutionary ideas.
  3. 7. a document that stated that government got its power from the people, not the king. It also stated basic freedoms for citizens.
  4. 9. XVI King of France (r.1774-1792 CE). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General, but he did not grant the reforms that were demanded and revolution followed.
  5. 13. people elected by the voters in a presidential election as members of the electoral college
  6. 16. is the pride in one’s country based on shared customs and common history.
  7. 17. Radical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.
  8. 18. Political groups that agree on objectives and policies; the origins of political parties.
  9. 19. established after the Reign of Terror / National Convention; a five man group as the executive branch of the country; incompetent and corrupt, only lasted for 4 years.
  10. 20. middle class
  11. 22. In the French Revolution, a radical group made up of Parisian wage-earners, and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices, and an end of food shortages
  12. 23. Overthrew the French revolutionary government (The Directory) in 1799 and became emperor of France in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.
  13. 24. (Clergy – Church Officials) 1% of the population, own 15% of land – pay no taxes
  14. 25. Young provincial lawyer who led the most radical phases of the French Revolution; his execution ended the Reign of Terror.
  15. 26. french revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
  16. 27. unjust use of power
  17. 29. (aristocracy – nobles) 2% of population, own 25% of land – pay no taxes
  18. 30. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
  19. 31. Form of government which followed the directory -established by Napoleon-ended when Napoleon was crowned emperor.
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  1. 1. Established and led by Robespierre, fixed bread prices and nationalized some businesses. Basically secret police and also controlled the war effort. Instigated the Reign of Terror.
  2. 3. divided into two groups – the bourgeoisie (middle class) and the peasants (80% of the population) – owned 60% of land, paid all of the taxes
  3. 4. French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793)
  4. 5. social classes in France
  5. 8. nobles
  6. 10. an annual direct tax, usually on land or property, that provided a regular source of income for the French monarchy
  7. 11. a prominent writer of the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras in France. She established a salon for the powerful.
  8. 12. A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution
  9. 14. (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed for "disloyalty"
  10. 15. Code of laws established by Napoleon which preserved many of the ideals of the French Revolution
  11. 21. a government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate
  12. 28. people who favor quick and far-reaching changes