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Unit 5 Flashcards, The French Revolution

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Starting July 1794, what was the violent backlash against the Terror, ending the most radical phase of the French Revolution?The Thermidorian Reaction
Who was the leader of the St. Domingue slave uprising who remained in power as Governor of the island until his arrest by the French in 1802?Toussaint L’Ouverture
This mass conscription was issued by the National Convention during the French Revolution in response to international threats.levee en masse
What was the government that replaced the Terror, suppressed the Jacobins, released many political prisoners, and set up a two house legislature with an executive led by 5 men?The Directory
What was the French political club formed in 1789 that formed a national network whose members ruled the revolutionary government during the Terror?The Jacobins
What was the revolutionary government that implemented a variety of propagandistic festivals, as well as the Cult of the Supreme Being?The Republic of Virtue
This minister of finance was fired by Louis XVI, which caused a popular protest and the fall of the Bastille?Jacques Necker was fired on July 11, 1789, and the Bastille fell 3 days later.
Who were the "indulgents" and "ultrarevolutionaries"?These were two groups purged by the Committee of Public Safety in spring 1794.
What was the major revolt in southeast region of Russia from 1773 to 1775 in which serfs and Cossacks rebelled against Catherine the Great?Pugachev Rebellion
What was the personally appointed group of advisors picked by King Louis XVI that is membered for refusing to endorse Louis XVI’s proposal for a uniform land tax to solve the fiscal crisis in 1787?Assembly of Notables
What pledge was signed at Versailles on June 20, 1789, in which members of the National Assembly swore an oath not to disband until France had a constitution?the Tennis Court Oath
Identify the intensely disliked Bourbon royal couple, both convicted of treason and executed in 1793Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, of Austria
Who, as the leader of the Committee of Public Safety, established the Terror, and was executed in 1794?Maximillian Robespierre
What was the faction of well of republican professionals, lawyers, and leaders who played a key role in the Legislative Assembly by trying to slow down the pace of the revolution?the Girondists
What was name for the radical faction of Jacobins whose members sat on the highest benches in the Assembly?the Mountain


Teacher, Social Studies
Redwood High School
Larkspur, CA

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