Pre-French Revolution
Clergy, Nobility, Everyone else
What are the names of the 3 French Estates?
National Assembly
The 3rd Estate formed this group to write a new constitution
Maxamilien Robespierre
Who was in charge of the Committee of Public Safety?
Military General
What was Napoleon's role in France before he became Emporer?
Weapon used to behead those considered traitors during the Reign of Terror
What was the guillotine and how did it work?
Paid Taxes
What did the 3rd estate do that the other two did not?
Tennis Court
Where did the National Assembly meet to write their constitution?
Jacobins and Girondins
What were the 2 political parties that formed during the Reign of Terror?
Restoring peace with the Catholic Church
What was Napoleon's first order of business as Emperor?
Pride for your country at the expense of other countries
What is nationalism?
unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power
What is oppression?
Declaration of the Rights of Man
What was the name of the constitution created by the National Assembly?
Supporters of the King who were executed for treason
Who were the Royalists?
Coup d'etat
How did Napoleon come to power in France?
Not remembering new calendar, referring to someone as citizen, being Catholic, women unable to wear pants
What was one of the new expectations the French had to follow during the Reign of Terror?
Bastille
What was the name of the building the 3rd Estate stormed to kickstart the French Revolution?
Women's March
What caused Louis XVI to accept the terms of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Protect France from foreign and domestic threats
What was the role of the Committee of Public Safety?
Trafalgar, Egypt, Waterloo
Where did the British defeat Napoleon?
Redistribute power among European nations
What was the main goal of the Congress of Vienna?
Conditions of the 3rd Estate, Enlightenment Ideas, Poor Harvests/Unemployment, French Spending on American Revolution
What were the 4 main causes of the French Revolution?
Security, Resistance to Oppression, Liberty, Property
What were the 4 Natural Rights the French discussed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Expensive taste, refused to help lower class citizens, against the Revolution
Why did the French dislike Louis XVI?
He was forced to retreat due to poor weather conditions and lack of supplies
What happened to Napoleon in Russia?
ABBA, Cher
Who sang the song Waterloo?