3. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
Vocab to include:
regionalism
capitation, dixieme, gabelle, taille, corvee
inflation
tariff
toll
How might the structure of French society lead to the discontent in the general population?

4. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
Estates – General
Tennis Court Oath
Bloc
National Assembly
Was the crisis in France avoidable?

5. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
Political clubs
Girondists
Jacobins
Sans-Culotte
Moderates
Radicals
Legislative Assembly
Did the citizens go too far? Did the use of violence actually work against those trying to stay in power?

6. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
Fall of the Bastille
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Great Fear
Why might this fortress become such a powerful symbol of struggle against oppression?
How did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen influence democratic governments?

7. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
Infrastructure
Extravagant spending
Versailles
Deficit
In which ways did Louis XIV both enrich and impoverish French society? Did France ultimately benefit or suffer because of Louis’ rule?
What reasons did the citizens of France have disliking Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? Were they justified in their thinking?

8. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
March on Versailles
Olympe de Gouges
Tricoteuse
Charlotte Corday
Marianne
Some historians argue about how the French Revolution reversed the progress women were making in society. How significant was the role of women in the beginning stages of the French Revolution? What roles did they occupy?

9. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
Napoleon
Revolutionary Wars
Military
What factors led to Napoleon’s ability to gain power in France (and later become Emperor)?

10. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
National Convention
Trial of Citizen Louis Capet
Guillotine
Paris
Was Louis’ death important as a rallying point for the revolutionaries?

11. Crossroads ch6 (pp )
Guillotine
Robespierre
Republic
dictatorship
Reign of Terror
Committee of Public Safety
It seems ironic that the Committee of Public Safety would be best known for the Reign of Terror. Why do you think Robespierre resorted to and justified violence to protect a Republic who’s motto was “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”?