what was the reign of terror during the french revolution quizlet?
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Slide 2: What was the Reign of Terror? This was a period during the French Revolution, in which rebels of the government regulations were executed in large numbers. This dictatorial rule of the government had people killed with unfair trials. Christianity was abolished and statues of a young girl "Reason" replaced it.
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In the decades following the French Revolution and Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo (1815) a new movement called Romanticism began to flourish in France. If you read about Romanticism in general, you will find that it was a pan-European movement that had its roots in England in the mid-eighteenth century.
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The French Revolution impacted other countries by inspiring other revolutions against monarchies in Europe and revolutions against colonial rule in places such as Haiti and South America. Additionally, it led to tension in the US's relationship with Britain and France and, eventually, the War of 1812.
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The Enlightenment is often associated with its political revolutions and ideals, especially the French Revolution of 1789. The energy created and expressed by the intellectual foment of Enlightenment thinkers contributes to the growing wave of social unrest in France in the eighteenth century.
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First Republic. the republic established in France in 1792 after the Revolution, and lasting until the establishment of the Empire by Napoleon in 1804.
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The French Revolution completely changed the social and political structure of France. It put an end to the French monarchy, feudalism, and took political power from the Catholic church. ... Although the revolution ended with the rise of Napoleon, the ideas and reforms did not die.
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The Bastille and the Great Fear A popular insurgency culminated on July 14 when rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons; many consider this event, now commemorated in France as a national holiday, as the start of the French Revolution.
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The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies.
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Loyalists: colonists of the American revolutionary period who supported, and stayed loyal, to the British monarchy. Patriots: colonists who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution.
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The long term causes of the French revolution can be identified as: weak leadership, presence of the enlightenment, the American War of Independence, and the structure of French society.To begin with, Louis XVI has traditionally been viewed as a weak leader.
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In general, historians agree on several different causes of the French Revolution, including: the history of the estates-system, resentment towards the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI, the impact of the Age of Enlightenment, the weather conditions before 1789 and the economic crisis that France faced under Louis XVI.
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In 1648, when Louis XIV was still shy of 10 years old, the Parlement of Paris rebelled against his chief minister, Mazarin. In an attempt to overthrow the crown, they waged a civil war, called the Fronde, against its supporters.
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['meeting of the estates general. may 5, 1789.', 'tennis court oath. june 20, 1789.', 'storming of the bastille. july 14, 1789.', 'declaration of the rights of man. august 26, 1789.', 'great fear. September 1789.', 'march on Versailles. October 5, 1789.', 'king and queen try to escape. june 21, 1791.']
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Causes of the French Revolution Not only were the royal coffers depleted, but two decades of poor harvests, drought, cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor.
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There are two main points of view with regard to cultural change as a cause of the French Revolution: the direct influence of Enlightenment ideas on French citizens, meaning that they valued the ideas of liberty and equality discussed by Rousseau and Voltaire et al, or the indirect influence of the Enlightenment ...
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The American Revolution embodied and reflected the principles of the Enlightenment, which emphasized personal liberty and freedom from tyranny among other ideals. ... On the one hand, the American Revolution was not a complete social revolution such as the French Revolution in 1789 or the Russian Revolution in 1917.
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The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political, social, and economic conditions in France contributed to the discontent felt by many French people-especially those of the third estate. The ideas of the intellectuals of the Enlightenment brought new views to government and society.