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Defining Moments of the French Revolution

Journey through the tumultuous period of the French Revolution. Can you identify the critical events, decrees, and turning points that reshaped France and Europe?

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  • 01Which event, occurring on July 14, 1789, is traditionally considered the symbolic start of the French Revolution?
  • 02Who was the King of France at the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789?
  • 03What was the pledge taken by members of the Third Estate, vowing not to separate until a new constitution had been written?
  • 04What foundational document, passed in August 1789, defined the individual and collective rights of all French estates as universal?
  • 05The period from 1793 to 1794, marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution," is known by what name?
  • 06Which Jacobin leader was the most influential figure on the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
  • 07What was the ultimate fate of King Louis XVI in January 1793?
  • 08What was the name of the five-member committee that governed France from 1795 until it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799?
  • 09The French Revolution is generally considered to have ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire, which brought which figure to power as First Consul?
  • 10What was the name of the most famous and influential radical political club during the French Revolution?
  • 11The 'Great Fear' (Grande Peur) in the summer of 1789 referred to a period of...
  • 12The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a 1790 law that did what?

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