People
King during the French Revolution
Louis XVI.
Where King Louis XIV built his palace
Versailles
Working Class of France
Bourgeoisie
Meeting called by Louis XVI to discuss problems in all the estates
Estates General
Who was the financial adviser who suggested taxing all estates, and got fired for this suggestion
Jacques Necker
The King's wife during the French Revolution
Marie Antoinette
Where King Louis XVI was caught after trying to escape France
Varennes
Group formed by third estate for the welfare of France
National Assembly
Armed women make the King sign decrees and give food
Women's March of Versailles
What was the prosecution of the Catholic Church called
De-Christianization
A strong military leader who named himself Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon's birth place
Corsica
Patriots who wore long trousers and hated the rich and the king
Sans Culottes
Commoners storm a government building. The tricolor flag comes out of this.
Storming of the Bastille
Term that described the area under the control of Napoleon
Grand Empire
Napoleon's personal painter
Jacques Louis David
First exile of Louis XVI
Elba
Ruling body of France that ended nobility, made a republic and allowed male voting
National Convention
Mass killing of counter revolutionaries and traitors to France
The Reign of Terror
What territory did France sell to the U.S.A.
Louisiana
Defeats Napoleon at Waterloo
The Duke of Wellington
Second Exile and death place of Louis XVI
St. Helena
Group that started the Reign of Terror and destroyed churches
Committee of Public Safety
Citizens kill nobles, priests, and prisoners
September Massacres
Who was mainly in control of the Committee of public safety and was nicknamed "The Incorruptible"
Maximilien Robespierre