French Revolution

1. What was Robespierre called? Incorruptible

2. Who had Versailles built? Louis XIV

3. Describe Louis XVI- Bashful, Hesitant, Pudgy, shy, fat, schlep, No grace, spoiled

4. The Marriage of Louis XVI and Maria Antoinette linked what countries? Austria, France
5. What sparks gossip about the royal couple? Lack of an heir

6. What conflict almost bankrupts France under Louis XV? Lost 7 years war

7. What age of ideas conflicts with the monarchy? Enlightenment

8. What is the Enlightenment? Knowledge, do not trust authority, think for yourself, test your own ideas, age of reason and science

9. Who were the Enlightenment authors? Voltaire, Rousseau

10. What does the American Revolution do to France? Bankrupts

11. What nickname does Marie Antoinette get and why? Madam Deficit

12. What is the major food shortage in France? Bread

13. Who pays most of the taxes? Poor

14. Because of the flour shortage, a loaf of bread now costs how much? 1 months earnings
15. What meetings are called together? Estates General

16. What are the three estates? 1st Clergy, 2nd Nobility, 3rd Everyone else

17. What voice fights for the 3rd estate? Maxi million Robespierre

18. What did the 3rd estate demand of the 1st and 2nd estates? Pay Taxes

19. What is the Tennis Court Oath? Swear they will not stop meeting until they have a new constitution
20. What does the 3rd estate become? National Assembly

21. What is the symbol of monarch’s control? Bastille

22. Who does Louis fire that caused the people to storm the Bastille? Jacque Necar

23. What happens to the man in charge of the Bastille? Stabbed and shot, decapitated and head on a pike
24. What do the people do to the Bastille? Tear the Bastille down

25. What document is written that makes French men equal? Declaration of the rights of man
26. What newspaper has great success in revolutionary France? The People’s Friend

27. Who runs this newspaper? Jean Paul Marat

28. Why do the women march on Versailles? Protest shortage of Bread

29. What is the most famous saying that never happened? “Let them eat cake”

30. What do the people demand of the King? That they move to Paris

31. What is losing power along with Louis? Catholic Church

32. Describe the royals attempt at escape. A dash to the border caught only a few miles from the border
33. Why was decapitation the form of punishment? So all are equal

34. What is the new method used to execute? Guillotine

35. What is the Guillotines nickname? National Razor

36. What country does France fear will stop the Revolution? Austria

37. Who joins Austria against France? Prussia

38. The birth of a new republic can only begin with what? Death of the King

39. Robespierre belongs to what group of Radicals? Jacobins

40. What new group formed by the people? Sans Culottes

41. What does Marat the people to do with the prisoner of Paris? Kill them all

42. How many people die in the September massacre? 1600

43. Who decides to lead the Revolution? Robespierre

44. What is the moderate group that wants to spare the King? Gerodan

45. What is the basic principle of Marat newspaper? Called for people to be killed

46. What does Charlotte Corde do? Kill Marat

47. What is the worst thing that happens to Marie after the death of Louis? Children taken from her
48. When is Marie placed on trial? Oct. 15th 1792

49. What do Danton and Robespierre order on France? Marshal law, Terror

50. Why was the Reign of Terror conceived? Emergency government

51. Any mistake in Paris can lead to what? Execution

52. A twelve-man council is formally called? Committee of Public safety

53. Who leads this committee? Robespierre

54. Who proposed de-Christianization? Jacque Rene Herbert

55. Who is the new saint of France? Marat

56. The calendar is changed. When does the calendar begin? Sept. 1792

57. What young commander is finally leading the French army to victory? Napoleon

58. Robespierre wants to create what type of republic? Republic of Virtue

59. Danton wishes to end the terror, what happens to Danton and his followers? Executed
60. What are Danton’s last words? I only regret that I go before Robespierre

61. What name is given to the last phase of the terror? Great Terror

62. What is the new religious holiday sponsored by Robespierre? Festival of the supreme being
63. On June 27th Robespierre gives his last speech, why? He is taken prisoner because his list will name several people to be executed
64. What does Robespierre try to do to himself? Suicide

65. What is the only thing that can end the Terror? Death of Robespierre

66. What are the accomplishments of the Revolution? Dec rights of man,

67. In 5 years power is given to whom? Napoleon