Eve of Revolution
How many different classes existed in French society?
3
How many phases was the French Revolution divided into?
3
What was the second state of the French Revolution called?
Radical
What was the name of the law code set up under Napoleon?
Napoleonic Code
Why was France facing economic troubles?
7 Years War/American Revolution
Lavish Court spending
Government deficits
Half of incomes were going towards national debt
What French city was the center of the Revolution?
Paris
What happened to Louis and his wife, Marie Antoinette at the hands of the radicals?
Executed by guillotine
After conquering almost all of Europe, who was the one nation Napoleon could not defeat in war?
Great Britain
Who did Louis XVI hire to try to solve France's economic problems?
Jacques Necker
After the Constitution of 1791 was established, what group thought the revolution was over?
Moderate Reformers
Once the radicals took control, they created which legislative body?
National Convention
What was the name of Napoleon's economic warfare against Britain?
Continental System
Which social class held government jobs yet, still received little financial income?
2nd Estate
What document stated that all men were born and remain free and equal in rights and that they enjoyed natural rights to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression?
Declaration of the Right's of Man
Robespierre ushered in a new age in France with his policies known as what?
Reign of Terror
Due to the poor economic effects of the continental system, what country withdrew its support from Napoleon?
Russia
The storming of the Bastille has been celebrated as what French holiday since 1880?
During the Moderate revolution, a political crisis coincided with a harsh famine. As a result, many French citizens were spending what percentage of their income on bread alone?
80%
After the execution of the king, what group did the convention create to deal with threats to France?
Committee of Public Safety
A new alliance between Russia, Britain, Austria, and Prussia was able to defeat Napoleon at what battle?
Battle of the Nations at Leipzig