Revolution Begins
This group of people made up the 1st estate of 18th century France.
What is the clergy?
This was the group of radicals in Paris prior to the Revolution.
Who were the Jacobins?
This is the term for a military overthrow of the government.
What is a coup d'etat?
This king restored the Bourbon Dynasty after Napoleon was exiled.
Who is Louis XVIII?
New execution method that was thought to be more efficient.
What is the guillotine?
This was the King of France prior to the French Revolution, he was known for his lack of leadership.
Who was Louis XVI?
This was the leader of the newly formed Committee of Public Safety.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
An individual who is qualified to vote in an election.
What is an elector?
This country's army used a tactic of retreating in order to defeat Napoleon's Grand Army.
What is Russia?
The one year reign of Maximilien Robespierre.
What was the Reign of Terror?
This was the annual land tax that only had to be paid by the 3rd estate.
What is the taille?
This was the new name given to the group of 5 people who served as the executive body of France after the Reign of Terror.
What was the "Directory"?
This French term refers to the middle class of the third estate.
What is the bourgeoisie?
These two things were the main reasons for the fall of Napoleon.
What is Nationalism and British resistance?
This term referred to "without breeches".
What is sans-culottes?
This was the Queen of France prior to the French Revolution, who was known for her luxurious spending.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
This person became the general of the French Army, and led the coup d'etat of the Directory.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
This is the type of government that was established by Napoleon, in which he named himself the Emperor.
What was the consulate?
This was Napoleon's final battle.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
As a result of the Estates General meeting, the third estate members changed their name to this.
What is the National Assembly?
This group was called to a meeting for the first time in 175 years by Louis XVI. It was comprised of representatives from each estate.
What is the Estates General?
This was the system created by Napoleon that listed his new laws for France.
What was the Napoleonic Code?
Political idea that states each nation has a unique cultural identity that is based on common language, religion, and national symbols.
What is nationalism?
This was a new force of change idea that spread after the fall of Napoleon, that stated that people should be as free as possible from government restraint.
What is liberalism?
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This new decree put forth by the newly formed National Assembly stated that the people of France would not stop fighting until there was a new constitution.
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
This was the only country of Europe who Napoleon waged wars against but could not defeat.
What is Great Britain?
This new idea stated that the great powers of Europe have the right to send armies into countries having revolutions to restore legitimate governments.
What is the principle of intervention?
This Austrian prime minister led the proceedings of the Congress of Vienna.
Who was Klemens Von Metternich?
In France in 1792, people of Paris formed this popularly run city council and attacked the Royal palace.
What was the Paris Commune?