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Terms:
== 1.Estate- an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person or organization \ ==

3.C onsumer- person who purchases goods and services for personal use
4.B ourgeoisie- middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialisticvalues or conventional attitudes. 5. E xclusion- process or state of excluding or being excluded 6. Sansculottes- the poorer members of the Third Estate

QUESTIONS 1 - What two events were witnessed by the world in 1789? The beginning of a new United States and the beginning of the french revolution. 2 - What did the French Revolution try to create? New social and political order 3 - What was one of the most powerful ideas to come from the French Revolution? That the people were the nation 4 - List and give the approximate size (population) of the Three Estates. The Clergy had about 130,000, The Nobles had about 350,000, and the Third Estate which was everyone else. 5 - List how the third estate was divided. 6 - How were the bourgeoisie similar to the nobility? 7 - What were some of the causes of the financial crisis facing France? 8 - When and where did the meeting of the Estates-General happen 9 - When was the National Assembly appointed? 10 - What was the Bastile and what happened to it? 11 - Describe the Great Fear 12 - What happened on August 4, 1789? 13 - What were some of the ideas listed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man? 14 - What was the reaction of women to exclusion? 15 - Describe the events of October 5th 16 - How did the National Assembly increase revenue? 17 - Describe the first constitution for France in 1791 18 - Which empire threatened war unless the king was restored? 19 - Outline the creation of the Paris commune in 1792 (you may need wikipedia). 20 - What groups in France in 1791 opposed the new order?

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Unit #2

Terms: 1.faction- a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics 2. domestic- of or relating to the running of a home or to family relations 3. external- belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something 4. elector- person who has the right to vote in an election. 5.coup d’état- notable or successful stroke or move

Questions: 1 - What was the name of Marat's newspaper? friend of the people 2 - What group was supposed to draft a new constitution but also governed the country? National convention 3 - What happened September 21 1792? first major step to abolish the monarchy 4 - What were the two main factions in French politics? Girondins and the Mountain 5 - Describe the crisis of foreign affairs in 1792 and 1793. The Prussians, Austrians, Spain, Portugal, Britain, and the Dutch republic took up arms against the French. 6 - Which group acted to protect France from "external" threats? Committee of public safety. 7 - How many people were killed during the revolution? 40,000 8 - Which cities was made an example of? Nantes 9 - What terms replaced "mister" and "madame"? Citizen and Citizeness 10 - What were some steps taken to control inflation? The committee tried to control the prices of essential goods like food, fuel, and clothing. 11 - Describe de-Christinization and what were some of the steps taken? The removal of churches that worshipped god and took saint out of all street names. 12 - Why did de-Christinization fail? Because france was still overwhelmingly catholic 13 - What document was issued August 23, 1793. Decree for universal mobilization. 14 - what was the difference between the French Revolutionary Army and other armies? It was the largest in Europe. 15 - What happened July 28, 1794 and why? Robespierre was condemned to death by guillotine because the people in the committee were afraid he might condemn them to death next 16 - When "the Terror" ended what steps did the National Convention take? They limited the power of the committee of public safety and reopened churches. 17 - How many people were eligible to elect the directory? Only 30,000 18 - What were two challenges the Directory faced? Their political enemies and economic problems 19 - What did the Directory do in an effort to stay in power? They began to depend on the military. 20 - Why was the government of the Directory unpopular? They were corrupt