Unit 5: French Revolution, Napoleon, & Latin America Flashcard

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What document guaranteed French citizens “are born and remain free and equal in rights.” Options: Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Petition of Right

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Declaration of the Rights of Man

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What event happened in Paris, France on July 14, 1789?

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Storming of the Bastille for gunpowder

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Who made up the National Assembly who signed the Tennis Court Oath? Options: Louis XVI, 1st Estate, 2nd Estate, 3rd Estate

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3rd Estate

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Which event sparks the beginning of the French Revolution? (Options: Tennis Court Oath, Storming of the Bastille, March of Women, The meeting of the Estates General)

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Storming of the Bastille

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What was the immediate result of Maximilien Robespierre's philosophy that "Revolutionary government owes to all good citizens the fullest protection the state can afford; to enemies of the people it owes nothing but death"?

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A time of mass executions

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What execution method became famous during the French Revolution?

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Guillotine

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Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and the man responsible for the Reign of Terror?

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Maximilien Robespierre

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All of these are causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT — The American Revolution, Louis XVI's frugality (ability to save money), Enlightenment Ideas, Louis XVI's opulent (expensive) lifestyle

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Louis XVI's frugality (ability to save money)

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What were two outcomes of the French Revolution?

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End of absolute monarchy of Louis XVI; rise of Napoleon

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Who became ruler after the French Revolution?

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Napoleon Bonaparte