The French Revolution Video Questions
Causes of the French Revolution:
1. Briefly describe the characteristics of Louis XVI.
2. Who did Louis XVI marry?
3. Is Marie Antoinette interested in political affairs? Why or why not?
4. How much growth did France’s population experience in the 18th century?
5. After Louis XV’s death, is Louis XVI ready to be king?
6. Why does the Enlightenment threaten absolute monarchy the aristocratic way of life?
7. What marked the beginning of financial collapse for France?
8. What is Marie Antoinette’s nickname? And why?
9. What is the one food item that everyone depended on in France?
10. What causes people to raid homes and bakeries?
11. How long had it been since the last meeting of the Estates General?
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12. What are the 3 estates of France?
 1st Estate 
2nd Estate -
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3rd Estate -
The 3 Estates = __________________________________________________________
13. Why did the 3rd estate feel that they were unfairly represented?
14. What did Robespierre and his colleagues in the 3rd Estate demand of the nobility and clergy?
15. What happens on the tennis/handball court?
The Tennis Court Oath = _____________________________________________________________________
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Homework – Define the important vocabulary below:
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Olympe de Gouges (pg.513)-
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Jean Paul Marat (pg. 517)-
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Emigres (pg. 513)-
The Spread of Revolution and an End of the Old Regime:
16. Why did revolutionaries form the new National Guards?
17. Where do the people go to get gunpowder? What does this building symbolize?
18. What do the colors of the French Flag represent?
Red and Blue:
White:
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19. What happened to the Bastille?
Victory over the Bastille represents - ________________________________________
After the destruction of the Bastille __________________________ began in the countryside, which was
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20. What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man declare?
21. What is Jean Paul Marat’s role in the revolution?
22. What took place on Oct. 5th, 1789?
23. Did Marie Antoinette say, “Let them eat cake?”
24. Why do the people want Louis XVI and Maria Antoinette to move to Paris?
In 1791 the National Assembly finished writing the Constitution of 1791 which created ________________________
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The French Republic:
Homework – Define the important vocabulary below:
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Universal Manhood Suffraege (pg. 517)-
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Maximilien Robespierre (pg. 517)-
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Jacobin (pg. 517)-
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Girodin (pg. 517)-
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Georges-Jacques Danton (pg. 517)-
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25. What happened on June 21st, 1791?
This event proved that Louis XVI was a _________________________________________________________
26. What is the “national razor? Do the people of France think the “national razor” was humane?
27. What is Louis XVI’s sentence?
28. What does Charlotte Corday do on July 13, 1793? Why doesn’t her plan work?
29. What is Marie Antoinette’s sentence?
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Homework - Do you think it was necessary to kill Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? Why or why not?
The Reign of Terror:
30. What is “The Terror?”
31. What is the Committee of Public Safety?
32. Why does the revolution adopt a policy of anti-Christianization?
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33. What happens to the Dantonists?
34. Why is Robespierre’s last speech on June 27th his demise? What happens as a consequence of this speech?
The Reign of Terror ends with the death of _____________________________________________________________
After the Reign of Terror ends the new government in France = ___________________________________________