Causes
Which system led to inequality among citizens of France?
The Estate system
Monarch of France in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
King Louis XVI
How many votes did each Estate receive in the Estates General?
1
What event ended the Reign of Terror?
Execution of Robespierre by the guillotine.
How many times was Napoleon exiled from France?
2
France's funding of what war led to crippling debt?
The United States Revolutionary War
Emperor of France after the fall of the National Convention.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The National Assembly was comprised primarily of members from which Estate?
Third
What was the instrument of choice for executions during the Reign of Terror?
Guillotine
What country did Napoleon try to invade with disastrous consequences?
Russia
A poor harvest in this year led to bread shortages and high food prices.
1788-1789
Wife of the monarch.
Marie Antoinette
Who was in charge of electing Directors during the time of the Directory?
Council of 500 proposed, Council of Ancients selected.
What was the traditional week replaced by during the Reign of Terror?
What group experienced significant loss of rights under the rule of Napoleon?
Women
Before the French Revolution, what was the last year that the Estates General had been called together?
1614
Leader of the Jacobin political party.
How many members served on the Council of Ancients?
250
What is the estimated number of people who were beheaded during the Reign of Terror?
16,000
What major battle ended Napoleon's reign, leading to his exile?
Battle of Waterloo
What percentage of a person's wages was being spent on bread at the peak of its cost?
80
What enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the first article of the new constitution? "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
John Locke
Before declaring himself Emperor, what did Napoleon first call himself?
First Consul
What state religion replaced Christianity during the Reign of Terror?
The Cult of the Supreme Being
In meters, how tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?
1.68