the first estate
clergy
Battle of Waterloo
condemned people were beheaded using this
guillotine
a hit and run war tactic used by the Spanish to resist the French
guerilla warfare
participants in the Tennis Court Oath swore to continue meeting until they were able to bring about this
a just constitution
the poorest of the third estate
urban workers
Napoleon's Laws
Napoleonic Code
the women who marched on Versailles refused to leave until the King did this
reduced the price of bread
grim medieval fortress that served as a political prison and symbol of the revolution
Bastille
Louis XVI was forced to dismiss this financial advisor because he wanted to tax the 1st and 2nd estates
Jacques Necker
the middle class, such as bankers, teachers, and merchants
bourgeoisie
war tactic that helped the Russians defeat Napoleon
scorched-earth policy
Prussia & Austria signed the Declaration of Pillnitz to
threatened to intervene to protect the monarchy
a public voting method used by Napoleon to gain strong support
plebiscite
leader of the French National Guard and a friend to George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
the old order of France that was divided into 3 social classes or estates
ancien regime
this became the ultimate equalizer proving Napoleon was beatable
Russian winter
the radical revolutionary leader of the Reign of Terror
Robespierre
an economic strategy of closing ports to another country's goods
continental system
the French King who was beheaded during the French Revolution
King Louis XVI
the estate who were denied rights and jobs and paid all the taxes
Third Estate
after overthrowing the Directory, Napoleon set up this 3-man governing board
Consulate
trials and executions were carried out under this authority
Committee of Public Safety
where more money is spent than is taken in by taxes
deficit spending
a women's activist for equal rights in France who was executed for her efforts
Olympe de Gouges