The Shot Heard 'Round the World
This was the first battle of the American Revolution...the shot heard 'round the world.
What is The Battle of Lexington?
French Society was divided into three different classes, called these, which caused widespread inequality.
What are Estates?
The people of Paris stormed this famed prison, arming themselves with weapons.
What is The Bastille?
The Reign of Terror involved the use of this "more humane" method of execution.
What is the guillotine?
Napoleon rises to power in France because of his military prowess and promises to bring calm back after the turmoil of the French Revolution. At first, he is Consul but then crowns himself this.
What is Emperor?
This was the last-ditch effort to avoid war with Britain that King George III ignored.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
These monarchs sat on the throne at the beginning of the French Revolution.
The storming of the Bastille would lead to this a time period called this.
What is the Great Fear?
This professional malcontent and "Friend of the People" was martyred by Charlotte Corday in his bathtub.
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
The Battle of this was a major victory for Napoleon and solidified France's position as a European power.
What is Austerlitz?
This pamphlet, which some would say we are lacking in today's society, was written by Thomas Paine in support of the Revolution.
What is Common Sense?
The First Estate consisted of Catholic Clergy, owned 10 percent of the land, and had to pay zero taxes. However, they only compromised this percentage of the total population.
What is 1%?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man enshrined the ideals of liberty, equality, and this word; meaning brotherhood.
There were roughly 40,000 people executed in this many months.
What is 10 months?
Napoleon foolishly attacked this large country in the winter.
What is Russia?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal..." is part of the opening to this historic document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The spread of this philosophical trend along with the success of the American Revolution would inspire revolutionary thought in France.
What is the Enlightenment?
Despite efforts to quell the rebellion, this King of France and his wife were taken from Versailles and moved back to Paris.
Who is Louis XVI?
Robespierre, drunk with power, removes all traces of religion. He introduces the Revolutionary Calendar, went to the decimal system, and formed a deist organization called the Cult of the Supreme this.
What is Being?
Napoleon is first exiled to Elba. He escapes and returns to power briefly before being defeated at this, his final battle.
What is Waterloo?
This battle would be the final battle of the American Revolution, leading to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The Estates General, a type of representative assembly, shut out the 3rd Estate, even though they were 97% of the population. So they declared themselves the National Assembly, meeting and making promises that would later be called this.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This leader of the Jacobins, a master orator, was a firm believer in terror to accomplish the goals of the Revolution.
Who is Robespierre?
After Robespierre had gone on a rant threatening to expose more people who were disloyal to the cause, he was arrested and sent to this "National Razor".
What is the guillotine?
After his final defeat, Napoleon is exiled to this island where he would later die.
Where is St. Helena?