The French Revolution - Basics

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Question	Answer
After the revolution, Napoleon ruled as an _________	Emperor
On what day of the year was that prison attacked?	July 14
What does "fraternity" mean?	Brotherhood
What revolutionary motto from 1790, is still the national motto of France?	Liberté, egalité, fraternité
The three social classes were called "The Three _________"	Estates
France was out of money after helping the __________ Revolution	American
What Charles Dickens novel is set in London and Paris during the time of the French Revolution?	Tale of Two Cities
Who became "First Consul" in 1799, then Emperor?	Napoleon Bonaparte
Who led the Reign of Terror?	Robespierre
What king and queen were beheaded in 1793?	Marie Antoinette
What did that queen supposedly say that people should eat if they had no bread?	Cake
Who comprised the "2nd estate" prior to the revolution?	Nobility
What king and queen were beheaded in 1793?	Louis XVI
The 3rd estate wanted less _______	tax
When the king refused to meet, the people met without him at the	Tennis Court
A government ruled by a king or a queen	Monarchy
What prison was stormed in 1789?	Bastille
A widespread food shortage	famine
What small group led France during the terror?	Committee of Public Safety
What groups of people comprised the "three estates" prior to the revolution?	Clergy
The city where most of it happened	Paris
What device was used to behead them?	Guillotine
Napoleon used this same title as the "Presidents" of the Roman Republic	consul
Who comprised the "3rd estate" prior to the revolution?	Commoners
When the 1st and 2nd Estates needed money, they taxed the _________ estate.	3rd
the period (1793 - 94) in which thousands were executed?	The Reign of Terror
Marie Antoinette's home country	Austria
Clergy = officials working for the _______	church
In which decade did most of the Revolution occur?	1790
A group of peasant ____________ marched on the Palace in Versailles looking for grain.	women

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