Enlightenment
He believed people were generally good and that democracy was the best form of government.
Who is John Locke?
The commoners and bourgeoisie made up this group in French society.
What is the Third Estate?
What is the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon was defeated here partly because of the harsh winter.
What is Russia?
The Congress of Vienna met in response to this.
What are the Napoleonic Wars/Napoleon's downfall?
He advocated for the separation of powers.
Who was Montesquieu?
The absolute ruler of France at the beginning of the French Revolution.
Who was King Louis XVI?
Created by the National Assembly in 1789, this document laid out the goals of the Revolution.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Napoleon limited the rights of women, guaranteed citizenship rights for men, and guaranteed property rights in this.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
The "architect" of the Congress of Vienna.
Who was Prince Klemens von Metternich?
The term that describes the basic privileges all people are born with.
What are Natural Rights?
The legislative advisory committee called to order for the first time in 175 years.
The storming of this prison on July 14, 1789 is considered the beginning of the Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
Napoleon's final place of exile.
What is St. Helena?
The Congress of Vienna re-established traditional rulers in the countries Napoleon conquered. This is known as ___________.
What is the restoration of legitimacy?
According to Thomas Hobbes, people give up their rights to a government in order to receive protection. Once they enter into this agreement, people cannot question their government.
What is the Social Contract?
Name two characteristics of an absolute ruler.
What is belief in rule by divine right, no checks and balances, complete authority?
This was the agreement made by the third estate after it had been locked out of debates with the first and second estate.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This was the radical group of politicians that led the Committee of Public Safety. Maximilien Robespierre was their leader.
Who were the Jacobins?
Identify the three goals of the Congress of Vienna that were designed to establish peace and stability in Europe.
What are the containment of France, a balance of power, and restore legitimacy?
Name three Enlightenment ideas that were included in the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen (1789).
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(possible answers: natural rights, equality, equitable taxation, rights of accused, freedom of speech/press/religion, separation of powers).
Explain three causes of the French Revolution.
Answers will vary.
The final government of the French Revolution. It was overthrown by Napoleon.
What is the Directory?
The goal of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror.
What is to cleanse France of its enemies and create a "republic of virtue"?
Members of the Congress of Vienna valued tradition and wanted to restore Europe's old ways (ex. bring back the monarchs). This is known as ___________.
What is conservatism?