Pre-1789
This Estate owned about 30% of the land in France and was characterized by Nobility
2nd Estate
In the elections for the Legislative Assembly, these were the people that were elected in order to directly elect delegates into the Assembly
Electors
This was a political club in France that included the Mountain and Girondins
Jacobins
This was the event that led the eventual establishment of a new government and a new constitution in 1799
Coup d'Etat in 1799
This military act resulted in the deaths of 93% of Napoleon's forces and enabled the beginning of mass rebellion across the empire
Invasion of Russia (1812)
This Estate had only 130,000 people in it and they were all clergy members
1st Estate
This event further fed into the more radical reformers ideas of distrust in the Monarch as it showed Louis' lack of interest in wanting to partake in a new constitutional monarchy
Louis XVI flee attempt
She was a famous writer who was killed in the Reign of Terror and is best known for writing things like 'Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen'
Olympe de Gouges
What was the official religion of France during Napoleon's reign?
N/A (no official religion)
This was the name for the uprising of the coalition within Frances Empire that would lead to the abdication of the throne by Napoleon
War of Liberation
Rococo in its decadence and eroticism was meant to be patronized by this group of powerful people in France
Aristocracy
This was the name used to describe the nobles that fled in the beginning of the French Revolution
Emigres
After the dismantling of the Catholic Church in France, this was meant to be celebrated in its stead
Cult of Reason
Despite many reforms being kept in the Napoleonic Code, these rights regressed to their former status quo
Rights of women were limited
This treaty between Napoleon and the members of the Coalition (minus Britain) helped to establish the control of regions of Europe under the rule of Napoleon and officially create an alliance between the Eastern European Powers and France
Treaty of Tilsit
This event was initially a power grab by the aristocracy of France, but ended up kick starting the revolution as the 3rd Estate grew discontent with the group
The meeting of the Estates General (1789)
Mary Wollstonecraft
This event started in reaction to the abolition of slavery in 1791 in France and would end with the creation of an independent state in the Caribbean
Haitian Revolution
This was the result of one of Napoleon's first direct conflicts with Britain
Loss in Egypt to the British
This event was a manifestation of nationalism and discontent with the French forces that sets the scene for a famous painting by Francisco Goya
Spanish Rebellion against Napoleon (1808)
Outside of the bourgeoisie, this group of people were a major characterization of the 3rd Estate in the Estates General and pushed for a lot of political reforms in France
Lawyers
This was an official statement made by rival monarchs stating a want to contain the French Revolution and reinstate the Old Regime
Declaration of Pillnitz
This was the eventual goal of the French Revolution: a republic embodying ideas of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Unfortunately, the needed to address the domestic and foreign problems through terror first
Republic of Virtue
Despite abolishing serfdom and feudalism, this group was reinstated through as a means to facilitate the large central government (though this time around, 60% were military officers and only 20% were nobility)
Recreating the aristocracy
This was the final defeat of Napoleon and led to his eventual exile on St. Helena
Battle at Waterloo