Revolutionary France
This 1789 document proclaimed "men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
This naval battle in 1805 established British supremacy for over a century.
the Battle of Trafalgar
The Three Estates: Clergy, Nobles, and this group.
the Third Estate/Commoners
This 1815 meeting aimed to restore stability and balance of power after Napoleon’s defeat.
the Congress of Vienna
This king of France was executed by guillotine in 1793.
Who is Louis XVI
This action in June 1789 saw the Third Estate vow not to leave until a constitution was drafted.
the Tennis Court Oath
Napoleon's failed economic blockade designed to cripple Britain.
the Continental System
The "Age" of this intellectual movement was a major cause of the French Revolution.
the Enlightenment
This principle sought to restore rightful monarchs to their thrones.
legitimacy
This queen, often blamed for France’s financial crisis, was executed during the Revolution.
Marie Antoinette
This radical phase of the revolution was led by Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety.
the Reign of Terror
Napoleon’s disastrous 1812 invasion of this country led to his downfall.
Russia
This type of art and architecture was the "marketing tool" of the Catholic Church in the 17th-18th century.
Baroque
This alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia aimed to suppress revolutionary movements.
the Holy Alliance
This radical journalist and Jacobin leader was assassinated in his bathtub in 1793.
Jean-Paul Marat
This set of laws, passed in 1804, solidified equality before the law but rolled back rights for women.
the Napoleonic Code
Napoleon was first exiled to this Mediterranean island in 1814.
Elba
This voting system used in the Estates-General gave the First and Second Estates the ability to outvote the Third Estate despite representing a smaller portion of the population.
voting by estate
This system, promoted by Metternich, aimed to maintain the balance of power in Europe.
the Concert of Europe
This moderate revolutionary group favored a constitutional monarchy and lost power to the Jacobins.
the Girondins
This Parisian prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, symbolizing the end of the old regime.
the Bastille
This was the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815.
the Battle of Waterloo
This privilage of the First and Second Estates, which caused the Third Estate to bare most of the burden and fueled revolutionary resentment.
tax exemption privilege of the clergy and nobility
This series of meetings between European powers helped maintain peace through cooperation after 1815.
the Congress System
This woman assassinated Marat, believing she was saving France from further violence.
Charlotte Corday