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  • What did a severe winter mean in France at that time?
    A bad harvest - Price of bread rose - bakers exploited the situation and hoarded supplies - crowds of angry women stormed into shops
  • After Louis XVI accepted that his powers would be checked by a constitution, it made France a _______ ______ .
    Constitutional Monarchy
  • What is the national anthem of France?
    Marseillaise
  • Why did the 3rd estate walk out of the assembly in protest?
    The third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote. The king rejected this proposal.
  • Where did the third estate assemble in the Versailles and when?
    Indoor tennis court - On 20 June
  • Who were denied to enter the hall in Versailles which was prepared to host the delegates?
    Peasants, artisans and women
  • On the night of 4 August 1789, the National Assembly passed a decree abolishing the feudal system of _____ and______ .
    Obligations and taxes
  • Explain the Estates General.
    The king could not impose taxes according to his will he had to callthe Estates General; a political body to which the three estates sent their representatives.
  • What period was referred to Reign of Terror?
    1793 to 1794
  • When and where was Napoleon defeated?
    In 1815, at Waterloo
  • Is this the eye within a triangle radiating light? What does it mean?
    The all-seeing eye stands for knowledge. The rays of the sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance.
  • What is this called and what does it mean?
    It is the Phrygian cap. It is worn by a slave upon becoming free
  • What is this called and what does it mean?
    It is called bundle of rods or fasces. It signifies that one rod can be easily broken but not an entire bundle. Strength lies in unity
  • Whom did Louis XVI get into secret negotiations with?
    King of Prussia
  • Who led the National Assembly?
    They were led by Mirabeau and Abbé Sieyès.
  • What is this called and what does it mean?
    The winged woman. It is the personification of the law
  • What is this called and what does it mean?
    Snake biting its tail to form a ring. It is a symbol of eternity. A ring has neither beginning nor end.
  • What were the 'natural and inalienable' rights declared by the constitution of france?
    Right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion and equality before law.
  • When was the draft of the constitution completed?
    in 1791
  • On __ ___ ____, Louis XVI called together an assembly of the Estates Generals to pass proposals for new taxes.
    5 May, 1789
  • Who wrote 'The Spirit of Laws' and proposed a division of power within the government between the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary?
    Montesquieu
  • Who were eligible to vote for the electors in 1791?
    Active Citizens - Only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer's wage.
  • Who were the Passive citizens?
    Women, children and youth below 25 that did not have the voting rights
  • National Assembly swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit ______________________ .
    the powers of the monarch.
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