French Rev Review

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The King of France during the French Revolution. He was the King who was beheaded via the Guillotine.

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Louis XVI

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A Paris prison that housed weapons used in the revolution

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Bastille

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The Jacobin leader who set out to build a “republic of virtue”, and was later beheaded. Lead the Reign of Terror

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Maximilien Robespierre

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A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate

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National Assembly

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A pledge made by the members of France’s National Assembly in 1789 in which they vow to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution

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Tennis Court Oath

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Which of the following reasons was why the guillotine was used during French Revolution executions?
- Was the most painful form of execution
- They could execute many people in a short amount of time
- A humane way of execution

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A humane way of execution

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Belief in the ideas of _______________________________and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the French Revolution.

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Enlightenment

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Which governmental committee, tasked with controlling France and protecting the Revolution, was led by Maximilian Robespierre during the Reign of Terror?

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Committee of Public Safety

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What document proclaimed equal rights for all men but did not grant political rights to women during the French Revolution?

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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What was the name of the palace associated with King Louis XIV and his extravagant lifestyle?

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Palace of Versailles