Question

the french revolution
a timeline of the french revolution
analyze the timeline on the back to answer the following questions.

1. what happened earlier? a) national assembly adopts the declaration of rights of man b) king louis xvi is arrested
2. what year did the directory adopt a new constitution?
3. what is the span (number of years shown) on this timeline?
4. what event happened in 1799?
5. what was the reign of terror?
6. what two events happened in 1794?
7. what did the national assembly pledge in the tennis court oath?
8. how many months long was the reign of terror?
9. why is the second revolution called the radical stage?
10. how long did napoleon rule?
11. how many years was king louis the xvi in prison?
12. why did the reign of terror end with the death of robespierre?
13. if the french revolution started in 1789, how long did the revolution last?
14. what was the great fear?

matching

1. leader of the reign of terror
2. crowned himself emperor
3. a meeting called by the king to deal with the budget
4. king sentenced to death by guillotine
5. third estate that formed a new constitution
6. french civil law system

a. napoleon bonaparte
b. national assembly
c. napoleonic codes
d. maximilien robespierre
e. estates general
f. louis xvi

Explanation:

1. Compare the dates of the two events: the Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789) and the arrest of Louis XVI (1792).
2. The Directory adopted its new constitution in 1795.
3. The standard timeline of the French Revolution spans from 1789 to 1799.
4. 1799 marked the end of the Directory and start of Napoleon's rule.
5. The Reign of Terror was a period of violent repression during the revolution.
6. Key events in 1794 include the end of the Reign of Terror and Robespierre's execution.
7. The Tennis Court Oath was a pivotal early revolutionary pledge.
8. The Reign of Terror ran from September 1793 to July 1794.
9. The Radical Stage (second revolution) was driven by radical Jacobins seeking to protect the revolution.
10. Napoleon ruled as Emperor from 1804 to 1814, with a brief return in 1815 (the Hundred Days, not counted in standard long-form rule).
11. Louis XVI was imprisoned in 1792 and executed in 1793.
12. Robespierre was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Terror; his execution ended the period.
13. The revolution is generally considered to end with Napoleon's seizure of power in 1799.
14. The Great Fear was a wave of peasant uprisings early in the revolution.
15. Maximilien Robespierre led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror.
16. Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804.
17. The Estates General was the traditional meeting of France's three social orders, called by Louis XVI in 1789.
18. King Louis XVI was sentenced to death by guillotine in 1793.
19. The Third Estate formed the National Assembly, which drafted a new constitution.
20. The Napoleonic Codes established a standardized civil law system in France.

Answer:

1. A) National Assembly adopts the Declaration of Rights of Man
2. 1795
3. 10 years (1789-1799)
4. Napoleon Bonaparte staged a coup d'état (the Coup of 18 Brumaire) and seized power, ending the Directory.
5. A period of violent repression and mass executions (via guillotine) of perceived enemies of the French Revolution, led by the Committee of Public Safety.
6. The execution of Maximilien Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror.
7. They pledged not to disband until they had drafted a new constitution for France.
8. 10 months
9. It was driven by radical Jacobins who wanted to protect the revolution from internal and external threats, using extreme measures.
10. 10 years (1804-1814)
11. 1 year (1792-1793)
12. Robespierre, the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and architect of the Terror, was arrested and executed.
13. 10 years (1789-1799)
14. A wave of widespread panic and peasant uprisings across France in 1789, sparked by rumors of aristocratic plots against the revolution.
15. d. Maximilien Robespierre
16. a. Napoleon Bonaparte
17. e. Estates General
18. f. Louis XVI
19. b. National Assembly
20. c. Napoleonic Codes