History Channel – The French Revolution
Watch the introduction. There are no questions over this portion. It lasts about 3:30 minutes.
Political Alliances
1. Why did Louis XIV build Versailles outside the city limits of Paris? – He wanted to put distance between his subjects and himself
2. How old was Louis XVI when he married? – He was 15 years old
3. Why did Louis and Marie marry? – Their marriage created a political union with the Hapsburgs of Austria
4. Where did they marry? – The Palace of Versailles
5. Is Marie Antoinette interested in political affairs? – No, she is only 14 years old at the time
6. What is life like outside the gates of Versailles? – The French are deprived and hungry
The Age of Enlightenment
1. France was broken into how many classes? – It was broken into 3 classes; the nobility, clergy, and the rest
2. What philosophical movement is sweeping through Europe/France during this time? – The Enlightenment
3. Where do these people meet to discuss these new ideas? – Paris/exclusive salons
4. Who did Louis XIV support in the war against Great Britain? - America
5. What caused France to go bankrupt? – The debt that occurred with sending aid to America
Madame Deficit
1. What did Marie like to do in her spare time? – Fashion/Crazy hair/Court gossip/Gambling/Staging plays
2. What was her nickname? – Madame Deficit
3. What food was at the heart of the French diet? - Bread
Financial Crisis
1. What were some of the problems occurring in France between 1788 and 1789? – Political crisis/Food shortage
2. The cost of what product sky rockets under Louis’s miss management of the economy? – The cost of bread
3. Louis is advised by Jacques Necker to to call a meeting of what organization? – The Estates General
4. What percentage did the first two estates make up? ___3%__ The 3rd estate? __97%__
5. Robespierre represents members of which estate? – The 3rd Estate
6. What happens on the handball court on June 20th? – The deputies swear...