Nation & Nationalism
A group of people who share a culture, history or identity.
Nation
How many estates was French society divided into?
Three
Parisians stormed this royal fortress on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille
In 1792, France declared a "defensive" war against this European country.
Austria
The island where Napoleon was born.
Corsica
A political unit with borders, a government and its own laws.
State/Country
Which estate made up about 98% of France’s population?
Third Estate
Locked out of their hall, deputies swore not to separate until France had a constitution. Name the oath.
The Tennis Court Oath
After the Royal Family's failed escape, the French people lost their trust in this person.
King Louis XVI
The method by which Napoleon crowned himself emperor.
National Vote/Plebiscite
The authority to make your own decisions and rule your country.
Sovereignty
France went deep into debt helping this country win its own revolution.
The United States
The name representatives of the Third Estate gave itself in June 1789.
The National Assembly
Under Robespierre, the Committee of Public Safety orchestrated this nearly 2 year long massacre of suspected traitors. Name it.
The Terror
Napoleon’s set of laws that enshrined much of the revolution's gains.
Napoleonic Code
When a state’s borders roughly match those of one nation, we call it this.
Nation-state
Counting votes this way let the clergy and nobles outvote the Third Estate two to one.
Votes by Order
Article 1 of the Declaration (“born free and equal in rights”) rejected this old system, also known as the Ancien Regime.
The (three) estates system
When French armies went into the battle, they did so not shouting "Long live the king." Instead they shouted this.
Long live the nation
Napoleon's conquests sparked this belief in many of the conquered european peoples.
Nationalism
Priests being forced to choose between the Church and the nation is an example of this.
Contending Loyalty
His 1789 pamphlet asked the question “What is the Third Estate?”
Sieyes
According to Article 3 of the Declaration, political sovereignty belongs to this.
The Nation
In 1793, France called up the entire nation (young men, married men, women, children and the elderly) to serve in the war. What was this called?
The Levee en masse
After nearly 10 years of chaos, the French people elected Napoleon as emperor mainly because they wanted this.
Order