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The Sun King, built Versailles
Louis XIV
What percent of the population made up the first estate?
99%
The women marched from where to where demanding bread?
Paris to Versailles
Where was Napoleon from?
Corsica
"Madame Deficit" hated by French people for lavish spending.
Marie-Antoinette
Who made up the first estate?
Middle class, peasants
The name of the meeting called by Louis XVI.
Estates-General
He famously led his army through which mountains?
Alps
Led the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror.
Maximilien Robespierre
Define Bourgeoisie
Middle Class
Define coup d'etat.
A seize and take over of the government.
How did he fight Great Britain?
By cutting off their trade routes (invaded Egypt)
The first to be executed during the Reign of Terror.
Louis XVI
Clergy - none
List 4 early events of the Rev. in chronological order.
-Tennis Court Oath
-Storming the Bastille
-Great Fear
-Women's March
-Attempted escape of king & queen
List 3 reforms he made as emperor.
-Freedom of religion
-Napoleonic Code
-improved education
-abolished estate system
Said that the 3rs Estate was everything, but in gov. they were nothing, and only wanted to be something.
Abbe Seiyes
The First & Third Estate formed what group?
National Assembly
The name of the government AFTER the Reign of Terror
The Directory
The SECOND island he was exiled to.
St. Helena