French Revolution

• What is a revolution?

  The forceful overthrow of a government.
• In what year did the French Revolution Begin?

  1789.
• Name 2 long term causes of the French revolution.

  Famine and The Estate System.
• How did the revolution begin?

  The government wanted the estates to pay tax.
• Who were the 3rd estate?

  98% of the population, mainly made up of peasants and farmers.
• Who were the 1st estate?

  The Clergy.
• Who did not have to pay taxes in France?

  The 1st and 2nd estate.
• Who was King in 1789?

  King louis XVI
• What happened to the French King in 1793?

  He was executed by guillotine.
• Who formed the National Assembly?

  The representatives of the 3rd estate.
• What was the Tennis Court Oath?

  A vow made by the 3rd estate whilst standing on a tennis court after the Estates General.
• Who was the leader of France during the Reign of Terror?

  The committee of public safety.
• What was the name of the meeting of the leaders of the 3 estates in 1789?

  The Estates General.
• What power did the Law of Suspects give the government?

  The power to arrest and execute anyone anti-revolutionary.
• How may people died in the Reign of Terror?

  17,000 people were officially executed.
• What was transportation in the British Empire?

  When prisoners were sent to Australia as punishment.
• How many Indian soldiers fought for Britain in WW2?

  2,500,000
• Who started the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

  Rosa Parks.
• Who gave a speech entitled "I have a dream"?

  Martin Luther King.
• Who led the movement for Indian independence?

  Ghandi.