The Estates
Napoleon
The Reign of Terror
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100

This Estate consisited of the Clergy and Church officials

The First Estate

100

This is Napoleon's last name.

What is Bonaparte

100

How many people were executed during the Reign of Terror?

About 40,000 people were executed

100

This was the lawmaking group of France before the Revolution started.

The Estates-General

100

King and Queen of France at the beginning of the Revolution

King Louis XVI (16) and Queen Marie Antoinette
200

This Estate consisted of The Rich Nobles

The Second Estate

200

How did Napoleon rule? What type of leader would historican consider him to be?

A Dictator, tryant, Absolute Ruler

200

This is the new government after The National Assembley votes itself out of existence.

The National Convention

200

During this event, the Third Estate created a new constitution

The Tennis Court Oath

200

This group sat on the far-left side of the government and wanted sweeping changes in government.

Radicals

300

How many estates were there?

Three

300

Set of enlightened laws that Napoleon would create during the beginning of his reign

Napoleonic Code

300

This group was set-up by the National Convention to guard against foreign invaders.

Committee of Public Safety

300

On this date members of the Third-Estate stormed the Bastille

July 17, 1789

300

This group sat on the right and wanted few changes and to keep some form of monarchy.

Conservatives
400

What were two benefits from being in the 1st and 2nd Estates

Tax Exemptions and Government Jobs

400

Only two countries that Napoleon could not conquer

Russia and England

400

He was the French leader during the Reign of Terror

Robespierre

400

These were Revolutionaries who wore regular pants and not fancy knee-length pants.

Sans-Culottes

400

This group sat in the middle as far as politics were concerned and wanted some change but not as much as other groups. 

Moderates

500

What % of the Thirs Estates were peasants?

80% "That's a lot!!"

500

Napoleon's final defeat came at the Battle of ???

Waterloo

500

This device was used to execute thousands of people during the Revolution

The guillotine

500

Radical group led by Jean-Paul Marat.

Jacobins

500

The National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideas, similar to the American Declaration of Independence.

What is the Declaration of The Rights of Man and the Citizen.

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