Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the
3rd Estate - commoners
One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar is that they both
increased their power during the French Revolution
Napoleon’s final defeat came at the Battle of ___.
Waterloo
The struggles for political independence in Latin America during the early 1800s were most directly influenced by the
American and French Revolutions
Robespierre was the leader of France during the ___ ____ ___.
Reign of Terror
Napoleon became emperor of France.The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued.Louis XVI called the Estates General into session.The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror.
Which happened first?
Louis XVI called the Estates General into session.
A. members of the Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath B. the Directory is established C. the storming of the Bastille D. the National Assembly writes a constitution for France
Whats the correct order?
A, C, D, B
He set up government-run public schools.
He set up a comprehensive system of laws.
He established a fairer tax code.
All are part of what?
Code of Napoleon
One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they
led independence movements
What is the phrase “Red Theater” in relation to?
The guillotine
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
Don't need date - just the name of the event.
July 14, Bastille Day
the “slogan of the French Revolution”
Need all 3 to get right
liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood)
to raise money
to cut his losses in America
to increase America’s power as a British rival
Are all reasons why N. did what?
sell the Louisiana Territory
True or False: The French Revolution saw an eruption of popular violence. Like the picture below suggests with the storming of the Bastille
True
the French middle class gaining more power was a direct result of what revolution in 1789
French
the Committee of Public Safety was in charge of?
Reign of Terror
Discuss what is going on in the picture. More is better, Fluff = wrong.
During the Old Regime, the First and Second estates lived off of the labor of the Third Estate
Destroying everything as your enemy is invading so that you enemy can't use it is called what kind of military policy?
scorched-earth policy
Maintain a balance of power in Europe what the major goal of what peace treaty?
Congress of Vienna
fail to meet the political and economic needs of their people leads often to
Revolution
This is the group that King Louis XVI wanted to tax when he called the Estates-General.
The second estate
Reign of Terror is most closely associated with what revolution?
French
The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would
provide stability for the nation
True or False The First and Second Estates had landholdings out of proportion to their population size.
True
T/F - Spain continued to acquire South America colonies in the 19th century.
False