The Bastille became a symbol of the French Revolution because it was an early victory for the revolutionaries, where they proved they were willing to fight against the monarchy.
Many of the goals of the French Revolution were similar to the goals of the American and Haitian Revolutions, including giving more equal rights to the people and taking away some of the authority of the monarchy.
Most revolutionary leaders in the late-1700s believed that we should based our society's rules on religious ideas.
King Louis believed in "divine right," which meant he thought his power came from
Who had most of the advantages in French society under King Louis?
Only the third estate (the lowest social class) paid taxes in France under King Louis' rule.
Why was France in so much debt in the late-1700s?
The third estate "broke away" from the other two estates because they believed they were being treated unequally.
What was the main job of the government according to the French revolutionaries?
The French revolutionaries proved how much they did not like King Louis by beheading him in public.
The more radical revolutionaries (known as the Jacobins) wanted to transform ________________________, not just the government.
Most European monarchies supported the French Revolution.
During the Reign of Terror, tens of thousands of French people were killed by King Louis and his noble allies.
At the end of the French Revolution, the revolutionaries took over and from then on, France had a democratically-elected government.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were based on many of the same ideas as the Declaration of Independence.
One difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man was that the French actually granted all of these rights to everyone, including women, poor people, enslaved persons, and children.
How did French revolutionaries want their governments to be chosen?
The authors of the Declaration and Rights of Man and of the Citizen supported monarchies.
In your own words, explain what the Reign of Terror was.
Why did many Americans support the French Revolution at the beginning?
Once the French Revolution got more violent and radical (extreme), many Americans stopped supporting it.
During the European wars that resulted from the French Revolution, the U.S. had an official policy of