Pre-Revolution
How many Estates were in Pre-Revolutionary France?
3
What French document guaranteed rights to its' citizens?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety
Maximillian Robespierre
Napoleon was born on the island of
Corsica
Napoleon's greatest mistake
Invasion of Russia
Who was at the top of the 3rd Estate in France?
Bourgeoisie
Fear in France of invasion from foreign powers during the Revolution
The Great Fear
Estimated deaths during the Reign of Terror
40,000
Napoleon's first banishment was to this island
Elba
Napoleon's final battle
Waterloo
What did the people of the Tennis Court Oath pledge to do?
Write a new constitution
Women in Paris marched where, angry at the lack of bread?
Palace of Versailles
A European coalition formed to...
Restore the French monarchy
Napoleon's second banishment was to this island
St. Helena
British naval victory against Napoleon
Trafalgar
Why did the revolutionaries of France storm the Bastille?
Guns/Gunpowder
Abolished the French monarchy and set up a republic for France
Constitution of 1792
Virtue means...
High moral standard
The year Napoleon crowned himself emperor
1804
At the Battle of Austerlitz, what strategic play did Napoleon make?
Shot artillery at the frozen lakes
What was the main French Tax and why was it unfair?
Taille, first and second estate did not have to pay it.
Sans-Cullotes were
Supporters of the Parisian mob
Jean-Paul Marat wrote this novel
Friend of the People
The Continental System
Prevented goods from Europe going into Britain
Myth about Napoleon in Egypt
Shot the nose off the Sphinx