French First Republic

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the key external conflict?French Revolutionary Wars against European monarchies (1792-1802)
2. What is the significant internal conflict?The Wars in the Vendée, a major counter-revolutionary civil war
3. What happened on September 21, 1792 in France?On that day, France declared itself a Republic, ending the old monarchy and starting a new government led by the people.
4. Why did France call itself a Republic?The National Convention said the Republic was "one and indivisible," meaning the whole country would be united under rules made by the people, not a king.

Popular Sovereignty: The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
Thermidorian Reaction: The parliamentary revolt that ended the Reign of Terror and led to the establishment of the Directory.
Coup of 18 Brumaire: Napoleon Bonaparte's seizure of power that overthrew the Directory and established the Consulate.