People
King of France in 1789 before the start of the Revolution.
King Louis XVI
Government where the king makes all the laws and now one else has a say.
Absolute Monarchy
Event where women forced the King and Queen to come back to Paris and they demanded bread.
Women's March on Versailles
Device used to execute people during the French Revolution.
Guillotine
Place where Napoleon was defeated the second time he took power.
Battle of Waterloo
Queen of France in 1789, disliked by many of the people, was from Austria.
Marie Antoinette
Government where the king is limited in power by a document, laws are often made by a legislative group.
Constitutional Monarchy
Riots from peasants all over France due to rumors that troops were seizing grain.
The Great Fear
Name given to the period of the French Revolution where many people were publicly executed for being "enemies of the Revolution"
Reign of Terror
A vote by the people (like the one that Napoleon used)
Plebiscite
French nobleman who helped George Washington and fought in the American Revolution.
Marquis de Lafayette
Document that outlined the rights of citizens, like all men are born free and equal.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Louis tries to escape with his family but is caught. What do the people think of this?
They think the king is a traitor to the Revolution.
Radical Political Group responsible for pushing for a republic.
Jacobins
Name given to a sudden seizure of power by force, like Napoleon taking over the government.
Coup d'etat
Soldier who became a General who eventually became the ruler of France, then conquered much of Europe.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Government where the people are led by representatives.(no king)
Republic
Motto/slogan of the french revolution
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite
12 member group that had absolute power during the revolution and led by Robespierre
Committee of Public Safety
Series of Reforms made by Napoleon
Napoleonic Code
Lawyer who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and authorized many of the executions during the Revolution.
Maximilien Robespierre
Name of the 12 person group that took over after the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution
The Directory
Document that allowed the government to sell church lands to pay the national debt and gave control of the church to the government.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
What is the name given to the time after Robespierre is executed when many of the leaders of the Revolution are killed or thrown in jail.
Thermidorian Reaction( People essentially try to swing back to what they used to have)
Name of the 12 person group that took over after the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution but was overthrown by Napoleon.
The Directory