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French king who helped trigger the Revolution and was later executed
Louis XVI
period when thousands were executed as suspected enemies of the revolution
Reign of Terror
radical and militant political group that pushed for extreme measures
Jacobins
military general who seized power during the French Revolution
Napoleon
committee that controlled France during the Reign of Terror
Committee of Public Safety
radical Jacobin who led the Committee of Public Safety before being executed
Robespierre
social class made up of the clergy in pre-revolutionary France
First Estate
ideology based on tradition and stability
conservatism
ideology that emphasizes self-determination for people of a common culture
nationalism
first government during the French Revolution that wrote a new constitution
National Assembly
final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 that ended his empire
Battle of Waterloo
ideology based on Enlightenment philosophy
liberalism
series of wars fought across Europe between France and various coalitions
Napoleonic Wars
the name for Napoleon’s European empire
Grand Empire
the large-scale embargo against Great Britain by the Grand Empire
Continental System
French legal code that established equality before the law
Napoleonic Code
sixth government during the French Revolution that created a new monarchy under Emperor Napoleon
First French Empire
social class made up of the nobility in pre-revolutionary France
Second Estate
social class made up of peasants and the bourgeoisie in pre-revolutionary France
Third Estate
meeting of leaders after the Napoleonic Wars that restored the balance of power in Europe
Congress of Vienna
French Revolution document that declared individual rights
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
second government during the French Revolution that limited the power of the monarchy
Legislative Assembly
fourth government during the French Revolution that created a five-man government
Directory
third government during the French Revolution that abolished the monarchy
National Convention (First Republic)
fifth government during French Revolution that gave Napoleon power
Consulate