Enlightened Ideas
France was known as the home of what intellectual movement?
The Enlightenment
Who made up the 1st estate?
The clergy
Who paid all the taxes before the revolution and made up 98% of the population?
Third Estate
What corrupt governing body did Napoleon overthrow when he came to power?
The Directory
What device was used to execute people during the revolution?
Guillotine
What other revolution encouraged the French Revolution?
American Revolution
What was the name of the group formed by the 3rd estate to pass laws and reforms for the French Revolution?
National Assembly
Who was the man who wrote the famous Revolutionary article "What is the Third Estate?"
Sieyes
Napoleon's system of laws which created more equality was known as?
Napoleonic Code
Which group attacked the Legislative Assembly and forced a National Convention to determine the King's fate?
Paris Commune
What were Locke's three natural rights that helped lead to the French Revolution?
Life, Liberty, and Property
Oath that was taken by members of the 3rd estate to stay in Paris until a new constitution was created
The Tennis Court Oath.
What were the working class revolutionaries who wore long pants called?
Sans-Culottes
What was the famous battle in which Napoleon met his final defeat
Waterloo
Restoring old monarchies, creating a balance of power, and strengthening the countries around France were all goals of what group?
The Congress of Vienna
What document in the French Revolution reflected Enlightenment ideas (main points were Liberty, equality, and fraternity)
Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizens
Because of the French Revolution, alliances were formed between European monarchs to help each other in case of revolution. What two countries invaded France to hopefully put the King back on the throne?
Austria and Prussia
What famous prison was stormed that started the Revolution?
The Bastille
Where was Napoleon first sent in exile?
Elba
What group led by Robespierre, led France during the Reign of Terror?
The Committee of Public Safety
What group was on the left of the political spectrum in the new legislative assembly and demanded the king's execution?
The Jacobins
What was the name of the group in the 3rd estate that made up wealthy merchants and intellectuals who led the revolution?
The Bourgeoisie
Who was the Jacobin Radical (Revolutionary) businessman who led the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre
After the defeat of Napoleon, the powers of Europe gathered at the Congress of Vienna. Who became the leader of this famous meeting?
Klemens von Metternich
What does Status Quo Ante Bellum mean?
Restoring things back the way they were before the war with Napoleon and the French Revolution