HY 102 Midterm (Chapter 19)
broadened women's rights to seek divorce and inherit property
The National Assembly that ruled France from 1789 to 1791 passed laws that
everyone who is not a noble or member of the clergy
The legal definition of the composition of the prerevolutionary third estate included
failure to raise taxes that were denied by the Parliament
Louis XV's power in France was undermined by his
equality before the law
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guaranteed
Napoleon returned from exile to rule France briefly
What occurred during the Hundred Days in France?
to use dictatorial powers to respond to threats in France from within and without
What was the goal of the Committee of Public Safety?
they believed that Robespierre might soon have them arrested and executed
Why did the National Convention turn against Robespierre?
interests payments on the debt
In the 1780s, over 50 percent of France's annual budget was expended on
French peasants
In the summer of 1789, the National Assembly was driven toward more radical action by
several thousand Parisian women
Who forced the king and the royal family to abandon Versailles and return to Paris?