French Revolution Flashcard Review v23

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How did France change under the National Assembly after the execution of Louis XVI?

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France became a republic.

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Members of the Third Estate in the French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was a -

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vow to continue to meet until they had produced a new French Constitution

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The women who marched on Versailles refused to leave until the king agreed to

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return to Paris.

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Robespierre believed that France could achieve a “republic of virtue” only through

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the use of terror.

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Why were the writings of Enlightenment philosophers important to history?

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Their writings heavily influenced the American and French Revolutions.

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Maxmilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

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instituting the Reign of Terror

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Based on this passage, what did the Third Estate want?

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more influence in the political system

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In the late 1700s, which situation in France is considered a cause of the other three? Options: meeting of the Estates General, execution of the king, unfair policies of taxation, storming of the Bastille

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unfair policies of taxation

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One way in which Robespierre and Louis XVI of France are similar is that both

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were removed from power during the French Revolution