French Revolution Flashcard

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What significant event took place on June 17, 1789, involving the Third Estate?

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The Tennis Court Oath

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What was the main reason for the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789?

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To free political prisoners and seize weapons

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What document did the National Assembly adopt, inspired by the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration and Constitution?

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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Who was Olympe de Gouges?

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An author of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen

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What was the role of women during the French Revolution according to the text?

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They played an important role but were not given much credit.

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What was the reaction of the peasants to the rumors of troops being sent to put down the revolution?

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They broke into the houses of the lords to destroy records.

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What happened to the Catholic Church under the old regime?

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It became an important part of the old order.

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What was the purpose of the new Constitution of 1791?

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To establish a limited government.

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Who were the sans-culottes?

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Ordinary patriots without knee-length breeches.

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What did the Jacobins want?

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To abolish the monarchy and establish a republic.