The French Revolution - Summary Overview

They demanded that voting be conducted by the assembly as a whole, with each member having one vote.

They assembled in a hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

They swore an oath not to disperse until they had formed a legitimate National Assembly.

<p>They brought with them around 40,000 letters listing their grievances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Louis XVI was determined to continue voting where each estate had only one vote.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In 1804, Napoleon became emperor of France.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To limit the powers of the monarch.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mirabeau and Abbé Sieyès.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>‘What is the Third Estate’?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increasing bread prices and the king's order to move troops into Paris.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rumors of brigands hired by lords to destroy crops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They attacked chateaux, looted grain, and burned records of manorial dues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They stormed into shops enraged by the hoarding of bread.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Although born into a noble family, he sought to end feudal privilege.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was intended to be hung in the National Assembly as a symbol of unity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Freedom of opinion and equality before the law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The power to do whatever is not injurious to others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the duty of the state to protect each citizen's natural rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The law is the expression of the general will.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All citizens have the right to participate in its formation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Only in cases determined by the law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Every citizen may speak, write, and print freely.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They must take responsibility for the abuse of such liberty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He claims that the task has been given to the rich.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By a common tax.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wealth influences the law as it affects how citizens obey them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A person can be deprived of property when there is a legally established public necessity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It implies that property rights are inviolable and should be protected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The broken chain symbolizes the act of becoming free from oppression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The bundle of rods represents strength through unity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The eye within a triangle represents knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Symbols served as a means of communication for those who could not read or write.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Just compensation ensures fairness and respect for property rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It implies that the authority of laws is dependent on public consent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sun's rays symbolize the illumination of knowledge that dispels ignorance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women coped with earning a living and looking after their families.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Jacobin club was mainly composed of small shopkeepers, artisans, and working-class individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The leader of the Jacobin club was Maximilian Robespierre.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jacobins started wearing long striped trousers to set themselves apart from nobles who wore knee breeches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Constitution of 1791 was criticized because it only granted political rights to the richer sections of society.</p> Signup and view all the answers