French Revolution

What happened at the Bastille?

• the army took over and ended the revolution

• the French attacked the revolutionaries

• revolutionaries stormed it starting the revolution

What were the women demanding when they marched on the palace?

• bread

• money

• clothing for their children

What was the main idea of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

• to free the slaves

• list of individual and collective rights

• to give rights to women

What was the main goal of the Congress of Vienna?

• to put Napoléon Bonaparte in jail

• to put the king to death

• to create a balance among the European powers in such a way so as to prevent maintain peace and stability on the European continent

Who were the people that belonged to the Third Estate?

• the clergy

• the commoners

• the nobles

Who were the Jacobins?

• radical revolutionaries who plotted against the King

• the people trying to save the Queen

• the top military officers

What was the Reign of Terror?

• When the King and Queen killed their slaves

• When several people were publicly killed

• When the Army surrounded the rebels and killed them

Who was Robespierre?

• one of the poor workers

• one of the kings men

• a radical Jacobin leader

How did the American Revolution help destroy France’s economy?

• France helped pay for the American Revolution

• USA paid for the French Revolution and took the money back

• France bought goods from USA and owed too much

What was the purpose of the Committee for Public Safety?

• new police department

• to protect France against its enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the government

• new police and fire department