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| What lead to the French Revolution? |
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1. Unfair Laws
2. Economic Depression
3. Enlightenment Ideas |
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| What is an Enlightened Despot? |
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| A ruler who rules in the peoples best interest |
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| The economic depression of france that helped lead to teh revolution was a result of... |
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| Louis XIV's spending (4 wars, Versailles, edict of Nantes) |
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| The Clergy was what percent of the population and owned what percent of the land pre revolution? |
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| 1% of the population; 15% of the land |
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| The Nobles were what percent of teh population and owned what percent of the land pre revolution? |
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| 2% of teh population; 25% of the land |
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| The third estate consists of who? |
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Bourgeoisie (2nd sons)
Workers
Peasants |
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| The Third estate represents what percent of the population and owns what percent of land pre revolution? |
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97% of the population; 60% of the land
(Peasants 80% population) |
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| All three estates want what pre revolution? |
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1. Limit the kings power
2. Estates General to meet regularly
3. Individual Liberty |
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| What king calls a meeting of the Estates General when they hadnt been called for over 100 years? |
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| "The Uncorruptable one" who represents the 3rd estate |
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| The financial advisor of the king who proposed taxing the Nobles? |
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| The 3rd Estate walks out on the Estates General and declair themselves? |
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| What is the Tennis Court Oath? |
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| The national assembly (3rd estate)"we will not leave here untill we have a constitution (members of the otehr estates join them) |
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| The Storming of Bastille date? |
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| July 14th 1789 lead by John Bell John |
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| everyone just went around murdering erebody. |
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| The national Assembly takes over after teh storming of bastille and does what? |
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1. Outlawes tithes (forced church donations)
2. Cancelled Feudal Dues
3. Removed many 1st and 2nd estate privleges
4. Adapted the Declairation of Rights of Man |
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| What is teh Declairation of Rights of Man? |
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| Freedom of Speech religion press and right to a fair trial (Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity) Born and remain free and equal |
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| Declaration of Rights of Women and Citizenesses |
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| The first Constitution was writen by the National Assembly and did what? |
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1. Divided country into 83 equal parts
2. Seized catholic lan and sold it to pay off debt
3. Created 3 branches of government
4. Created teh Legislative assembly |
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| What is Popular Soverinty? |
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| when officials are elected by locals |
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| What was the Legislative Assembly? |
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| they make descisions and they are elected by tax paying males |
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| Nobles that fled to other countries and plotted to overthrow the revolution |
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| back to an absolute monarchy |
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| What were the three groups of the Legislative Assembly? |
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1. Conservatives (not alot of change)
2. Moderate (middle)
3. Radicals (a lot of change) |
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| What is the Declaration of Pillnitz? |
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| Leopold II (austria) & Fredrick William II (Prussia)invite otehr countries to declaire war against France becasue they are scared for the balence of power |
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| in 1792 the Legislative Assebly declairs war on what country? |
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| radicals who convince teh Legislative assembly to abolish the Monarchy |
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| After teh first constitution who sets up a new one? |
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| Under the National Convention who were the two political groups? |
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1. Girondists
2. Jacobins (mountains) |
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| The Girondists are for what? |
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| Feared paris would rule France |
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| The Jacobins are for what? |
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| Wanted paris as strong central government to protect the poor (paris in control) |
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| Who were the 3 Jacobin leaders? |
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| chopped off 500 to 600 heads to "aid the revolution" & convicted king louis of treason |
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| What was the First Coalition? |
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| Draft loyal men into the army (Nationalism) men from any class can be officers |
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