French+Revolution

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1. In 2-3 sentences, what were the //cahiers de doleances?//

2. What was the slogan of the French Revolution?

3. Who was King of France at the time of the French Revolution?

//4. What does jeunesse doree mean? In 1-2 sentences describe who they were?//

//5. What was the period of the French Revolution?//

//6. What were the three parts of the Paris sections?//

7. Who were the //sans culottes//?

8. Name one of the 'clubs' in which the revolutionaries used to gather to discuss ideas and strategies, and by which some of them became known.

9. What was Marquis de Lafayette's role in the French Revolution?

10. (a) What was the Storming of the Bastille and (b) when did it occur?

11. What was one of the most popular and influential clubs called during the French revolution?

12. What was the 'Third Estate', and who was it made up of?

13. What is meant by the term 'bourgeoisie'?

14. In 2 or 3 sentences, explain the differences between the First, Second and Third Estates.

15. What was the 'terror' in France?

//16. In two or three sentences explain the main reasons that France funded the American Revolution.//

//17.// Who was Marie Antoinette, and where did she come from?

18. What was so significant about the storming of Bastille?