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27 Cards in this Set
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Old Regime |
Social and political system of France, divided into 3 social classes |
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First Estate |
Land owners, clergy, provided education and made up 1% of the population, paid 2% taxes |
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Second Estate |
Made up of rich nobles, 2% of population, owned most land of France, paid almost no taxes |
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Third Estate |
3 types; Bourgeoise - middle class ( bankers, factory owners, merchants ) SUPPORT ENLIGHTENMENT!!! Urban Workers & Servants Peasants- $ to church, nobles and taxes to king Made up 97% of population, half income to taxes |
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Bourgeoise |
Merchants, bankers, factory owners, well educated |
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Name reasons for the desire to change |
New ideas on government, serious economic problems, weak leadership |
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Name the causes for French Revolution |
Demand for equality, liberty, democracy, made up of the 3rd estate and inspired by the American Revolution Economic problems (Debt; high costs of living; bad weather; shortage in crops; gvnt debt) Huge gap between rich and poor Weak leadership of King Louis XVI |
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July 17, 1789 |
Third estate proclaimed the end of an absolute monarchy and started a representative government |
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The National Assembly |
Made up of the Third estate They established their own representative government Proclaimed end of absolutism |
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Tennis Court Oath |
Pledge to draw up a new constitution |
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen |
Influenced by Enlightenment ideas and US Constitution and outlined the people’s rights to liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression |
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September 1791 |
National Assembly completed the new constitution outlining a limited constitutional monarchy and stripped the king of absolute authority and created a new legislative body (Legislative Assembly) |
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The war was between what countries |
France and Prussia |
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Why did France declare war on Prussia? |
Austria and Prussia preferred Louis to be in his position of an absolute monarch |
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What was the outcome of the French war with prussia ? |
An angry mob took Louis, Marie Antoinette, and their children to prison |
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The National Convention |
New governing body that abolished the monarchy and announced France a republic Called themselves Jacobins Got Louis to try to treason, found him guilty sentencing him to death |
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January 21,1793 |
Louis was beheaded by the guillotine machine |
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Guillotine |
Machine that was efficient, humane and democratic |
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Maximilian Robespierre |
Jacobin leader that gained power over France and claimed dictator in 1793 |
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Reign of Terror |
Period where Robespierre was dictator and wanted to wipe out Frances past January 21,1793 |
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Death toll of Reign of Terror |
40,000 |
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Stamp act |
printed material would be taxed showing a stamp as proof |
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Tea act |
tax on tea from East India Co |
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Navigation act |
colonists can only trade with Great britain |
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Declaration of independence |
T. Jefferson wrote it July 4, 1776 To king george III It was a list of complaints to kind |
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Treaty of Paris |
Signed by Great britain Declaring colonies independent of Great Britain |
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American Revolution was between who |
Colonies and Great Britain |
