Causes
This French king, known for his indecisiveness and financial mismanagement, was unable to address the kingdom's growing unrest.
Who is King Louis XVI?
This Corsican military leader became Emperor of France and dominated European politics in the early 19th century.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
On July 14, 1789, this prison was stormed, marking the symbolic start of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of Bastille?
Napoleon’s disastrous invasion of this country in 1812 marked the beginning of his decline.
What is Russia?
Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815 at this battle in modern-day Belgium.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
After escaping his first exile on Elba, Napoleon returned to power for this brief period before his final defeat.
What is the Hundred Days?
This class, made up of peasants, urban workers, and the bourgeoisie, paid most of the taxes in France before the Revolution.
What is the Third Estate?
The extravagant spending and political influence of this queen made her a symbol of the monarchy's excesses.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This declaration, adopted in August 1789, proclaimed the equality of all men and the rights to liberty, property, and security.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This 1799 event, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, marked the end of the French Revolution and established the Consulate.
What is the Coup of 18 Brumaire?
This 1814 battle near Paris saw Napoleon’s forces overwhelmed by a coalition of forces, leading to his abdication.
What is the Battle of Paris?
This island, where Napoleon was exiled after his first abdication in 1814, is located in the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Elba?
Category is Rulers of France
What are two causes of the French Revolution
1. high taxes
2. enlightenment ideas
3. No food - bad years of harvest
4. wanted a change in how people were governed
5. The American Revolution
This leader of the Committee of Public Safety was a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
Who is Maximillian Robespierre?
On October 5-6, 1789, women from Paris marched to this palace to demand bread and forced the royal family to move to Paris.
What is the Women's March on Versailles?
This series of laws, enacted in 1804, reformed French civil law and influenced legal systems worldwide.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
Napoleon’s first major military success, fought between 1796 and 1797, which solidified his reputation as a brilliant strategist.
What is the Italian Campaign?
This 1815 meeting aimed to restore Europe to pre-Revolutionary conditions and redrew the map of Europe following Napoleon’s defeat
What is the Congress of Vienna?
This assembly, called in 1789 for the first time in 175 years, highlighted the deep divide between France's estates.
What is the Estates General?
This radical journalist and pamphleteer was assassinated in his bath by Charlotte Corday.
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
In 1792, the National Convention abolished the monarchy and declared France this type of government.
What is a republic
This system, implemented by Napoleon, aimed to weaken Britain economically by banning trade between Britain and Europe.
What is the Continental System?
This peninsula became a key battleground between France, Britain, and Spain in a guerrilla war lasting from 1808 to 1814.
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
This famous proclamation, was issued by the National Assembly in 1789, marked the start of the French Revolution and proclaimed that sovereignty belonged to the people.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This five-member executive body ruled France from 1795 to 1799, marked by political corruption and instability.
What is the Directory?
This widespread intellectual movement challenged the divine right of kings and promoted individual rights.
What is the enlightenment?
Known for his fiery speeches, this revolutionary leader was a founder of the radical Jacobin Club.
Who is Georges Danton?
This radical phase of the Revolution, from 1793 to 1794, was marked by mass executions of "enemies of the Revolution."
What is the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France during a grand ceremony in this year.
What is 1804?
This 1813 battle, known as the "Battle of Nations," was the largest battle in Europe before World War I and led to Napoleon’s first abdication.
What is the Battle of Leipzig?
In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France in a lavish ceremony at this iconic cathedral.
What is Notre-Dame Cathedral?