French Revolution

People

100

She was the wife of Louis the 16th and was given the nickname "Madame Deficit" due to her luxurious lifestyle. She was executed after her husband.

Marie Antoinette

200

This man believed in the idea of natural rights, or the right to life, liberty, and property. His ideas were adopted during the French and American Revolutions. 

John Locke

300

He believed the people give government power in exchange for protection of their natural rights. He said that if rights aren't protected, people have the right to rebel. This is the Social Contract. 

Rousseau

400

This man was a military leader during the French Revolution and was a strong supporter of the Jacobins. He was appointed as the General of the French army in 1796, and military victories made him very popular. 

Napoleon Bonaparte

500

The weaker Louis the 16th was the grandson of this powerful "absolutist" king.

Louis the 14th

New France

100

France got rid of this type of government

Monarchy

200

This was type of government created from the French Revolution that allowed for male suffrage

Republic.

300

This organization met on a tennis court and was composed of the third estate. They passed their own laws and later broke into factions to discuss visions for a new France. 

The National Assembly

400

The French Assembly adopted this in 1789. It guaranteed basic rights spoken about by Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire.

Declaration of the Rights of Man

500

This group was the most radical faction at the National Assembly

The Jacobins

Revolution

100

France helped them win their independence from the British in 1781

13 Colonies

200

The name of the French monarchy that was overthrown

Bourbon

300

This device was used to execute King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette 

Guillotine

400

This man sought out enemies of France and executed them during the Reign of Terror, and he eventually was executed as well. 

Maxmillian Robespierre.

500

The Three Estates were composed of these groups

The Church, Nobility, Bourgeoise+Peasants

Events

100

This was the panic that spread through France in 1793 and 1794, where 40,000 were executed throughout France

The Reign of Terror

200

This prison was stormed when rumors that King Louis XVI was going to break up the National Assembly

The Bastille

300

This was the fatal move made by Napoleon in 1812. His opponents used "scorched-earth policy" to defeat him. All of France's materials were set on fire, and many of their men died from frostbite. 

Invasion of Russia

400

This was the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington

The Battle of Waterloo

500

This conference was held in Austria to create a long-term goal for peace in Europe. It marked the first time all of Europe met for a common goal. It also restored the French Republic

The Congress of Vienna

Napoleon

100

Napoleon led one of these in 1799 to overthrow the French government, again.

Coup d'ètat

200

This type of election was held, where citizens vote yes or no, to make Napoleon emperor of France

Plebiscite

300

Napoleon established this in 1804. It limited free speech, freedom of press, rights of women, reestablished slavery in French colonies, but brought stablity and order to revolutionary France.

The Napoleonic Code

400

This alliance led by Britain, Russia, Sweden, and Austria was created to stop Napoleon and were defeated in 1806

Third Coalition

500

These are the two locations that Napoleon was exiled to. 

Elba and St. Helena