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Who lead the Reign of Terror / were the leader of the Jacobins?
Maximilien Robespierre
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Who lead the Reign of Terror / were the leader of the Jacobins?
Maximilien Robespierre
What were the causes of the Revolution?
Complete bankruptcy from war debts; Unfair voting - Estates General
Estates General
Assembly representing entire French pop. through 3 groups; Each group gets 1 vote; 1st estate: Roman Catholic clergy 2nd estate: Nobles 3rd estate: Se...
What were the goals of this revolution?
Complete restructuring = Want to replace entire ancien régime; Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (brotherhood) - Rights of Man + Citizen; Limit the power ...
Ancien régime
Old system
What did the 3rd estate do to revolt?
Formed National Assembly - tennis court meeting
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Who lead the Reign of Terror / were the leader of the Jacobins? | Maximilien Robespierre |
What were the causes of the Revolution? | Complete bankruptcy from war debts; Unfair voting - Estates General |
Estates General | Assembly representing entire French pop. through 3 groups; Each group gets 1 vote; 1st estate: Roman Catholic clergy 2nd estate: Nobles 3rd estate: Serfs / free peasants |
What were the goals of this revolution? | Complete restructuring = Want to replace entire ancien régime; Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (brotherhood) - Rights of Man + Citizen; Limit the power of their monarch |
Ancien régime | Old system |
What did the 3rd estate do to revolt? | Formed National Assembly - tennis court meeting |
Levee en masse | Draft people + resources for use in war against invading forces |
Which Enlightenment thinkers contributed to this revolution? | JJR; Voltaire; John Locke |
What was JJR’s influence? | Wrote the Social Contract that believed in popular sovereignty = idea that power originates with the ruled Article 3 of DRMC: “The principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation. No body and no individual can exercise authority that does not flow directly from the nation.” |
What was Voltaire’s influence? | Advocate for freedom of thought in all forms: speech, religion, assembly; Article 4: “Liberty consists in the freedom to do anything that does not harm another.” |
What was Locke’s influence? | Believed power derives from the governed and that government could never take away our natural rights of life, liberty, and property Article 2: “The goal of every political association is the preservation of the natural and inalienable rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.” |
When was the French Revolution? | 1789 |
Olympe de Gouges | French revolutionary; Advocate for women’s rights; Declaration of Rights of Women + Citizens; |
Who was in charge of France during this revolution? | Louis XVI |
When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen written? | 1789 |
National Convention | Elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy |
The Directory | Group of people that controlled France after the death of Robespierre; Horrible organization |
Reign of Terror | Decided to kill the king and queen to exercise power; Guillotine - perfected beheading |
Denis Diderot | Wrote the encyclopedia - Book containing information giving the French autonomy from king - set’s up the entire order of France (make windmill, human anatomy, etc) |