Question 1

What was the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The French Revolution was a period of major social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789-1799. Its goals were to dismantle France's oppressive old regime and create a new society based around Enlightenment Age principles such as the general will of the people and natural rights.

Question 2

What were 3 main causes of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

3 main causes of the French Revolution include a financial crisis caused by mounting state debt, rampant social inequality, and the incompetence of the French monarch and the Ancien Régime (old regime).

Question 3

What began the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The French Revolution is generally agreed to have begun on 5 May 1789 with the meeting of the Estates-General, although there is a valid argument to be made that it began on other dates, such as the Day of Tiles in 1788 or the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789.

Question 4

What ended the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 is generally considered to have ended the French Revolution, as it was the moment when Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France and ushered in the Napoleonic era.

Question 5

What are some important events of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Important events of the French Revolution include the Storming of the Bastille by the people, the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, the overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of the French Republic, the execution of King Louis XVI, the Reign of Terror, and the French Revolutionary Wars that evolved into the Napoleonic Wars.