Starter quiz
- Who had the French government spent large amounts of money supporting in the 1770s and early 1780s?
- Britain
- The American colonies ✓
- The United States of America
- Enlightenment thinkers
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- In France, the peasants were required to pay the ______, whereas nobles and the clergy were not.
- 'taille' ✓
- Which of these statements best describes Louis XVI's approach to spending?
- Aware of his country's debts, he was careful not to overspend.
- He spent a great deal, holding lavish banquets at Versailles. ✓
- Louis spent cautiously and continued to reduce his spending.
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- To which 'estate' did the ordinary commoners of France belong?
- First Estate
- Second Estate
- Third Estate ✓
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- Which of these best describes the Estates-General?
- A group of nobles that met regularly to advise the king.
- A parliament that sat in order to make laws and raise taxes.
- A gathering of representatives from all of French society. ✓
- A group of commoners who broke away to form their own assembly.
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- When Louis and Marie Antoinette were executed in January 1793 it created a ______ in France.
- 'republic' ✓
Exit quiz
- The founders of the French Republic founded their new country along similar lines to the Americans, calling for freedom, ______ and fraternity.
- 'equality' ✓
- Which European monarchies fought against the new French republic?
- Britain ✓
- Spain
- Russia ✓
- Austria ✓
- Prussia ✓
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- The Caribbean island known as Saint-Domingue was a __________ colony.
- British
- French ✓
- Portugese
- Spanish
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- Which of these statements best describes the population of Saint-Domingue in the 1790s?
- Enslaved Africans, European settlers, free people of African and Taíno origin ✓
- Enslaved Africans and European settlers
- Free people of African and Taino origin alongside European settlers
- Enslaved Africans alongside free people of African and Taino origin
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- The leader of the Haitian Revolution was Touissaint ______.
- 'Louverture ' ✓
- The Haitian revolution did inspire other enslaved peoples to rise up and revolt in other Caribbean islands such as Jamaica and...
- 'Barbados' ✓
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Key learning points
- After the French Revolution, a republic was created in France.
- European monarchs feared that the events of France could take place in their countries.
- European monarchs waged war with the new French republic.
- The ideas of liberty and criticism of absolutist governments spread across the Atlantic to Haiti.
- Other areas across the Atlantic rose up in revolution, inspired by ideas of liberty and freedom.
Common misconception
All the Haitian rebels were enslaved people.
Many of the Haitian rebels were free people.
Keywords
Revolution - a revolution is the forcible overthrow of a government, a great or complete change
Enlightenment - the Enlightenment was a movement in the 1600s and 1700s that promoted the use of reason and questioned authority
Republic - a republic is a country without a king or queen
Absolute - in this lesson, absolute refers to a monarch's absolute power meaning they don’t have to answer to anyone for their action
Colony - a colony is an area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
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