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25 Cards in this Set
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What was the name of the prison which was stormed for gunpowder?
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Bastille
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What is the date of French independence day?
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July 14th
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What do the French call their independence day?
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Bastille Day
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Who was responsible for most of the debt of France?
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Louis 14th
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Who was king at the time of the French Revolution?
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Louis 16th
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Who was queen at the time of the French Revolution?
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Marie Antoinette
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Who was king at the time of the French Revolution?
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Louis 16th
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Who primarily built Versailles?
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Louis 14th
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When did the French revolution begin?
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1789
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When was the king beheaded?
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1791
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Who was the leader of the Jacobin party?
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Robespierre
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What are tribunals?
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courts
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What was the motto of the First Republic?
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liberté, égalité, fraternité
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What religious group was persecuted because it had so much wealth and power?
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the Catholic Church
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What was the last government of the French Revolution?
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the 1st Republic
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Name the radical revolutionary who was murdered in his bath.
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Marat
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Who sold Louisiana to the United States?
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Napoleon
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What year did the Louisiana purchase take place?
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1803
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Who were the members of the first estate?
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the clergy
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Who were the members of the scond estate?
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nobles
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Who were the members of the third estate?
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common people
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The leaders of the revolution were influenced by a movement known as the _______ which was also known as the _________.
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Enlightenment, Age of Reason
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What were the people who supported the King during the revolution called?
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Royalists
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Louis the 14th was also known as the ______.
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Sun King
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What was the time period when the Jacobins were in power killing everyone by guillotine?
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The Reign of Terror
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