Early French Legislative assembly, based on England's Parliament
What is the Estates General?
100
This prison fortress in Paris was captured by civilians looking for weapons to fight Louis XVI's troops
What was the Bastille?
100
Named for the doctor who proposed its invention, its purpose was to provide a humane form of execution.
What was the guillotine?
100
This English general defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, a battle whose name is synonymous with a final, crushing defeat
Who was Wellington?
200
French King whose many wars brought France to the verge of bankruptcy
Who was Louis XIV?
200
When the Third Estate declared itself as this legislative body, the revolution had officially begun
What was the National Assembly?
200
This was the name given to political group that wanted far-reaching changes such as getting rid of the king and creating a French Republic.
What are radicals?
200
This was Napoleon's plan for ruining the British economy; the British responded with a blockade of Europe
What was the Continental System?
300
French King whose extravagant spending and unwillingness to change brought France to the verge of bankruptcy
Who was Louis XV?
300
"Let Them Eat Cake" was a quote incorrectly attributed to this French Queen.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
300
French King whose inability to work with a legislative body to fix France's problems cost him his head.
Who was Louis XVI?
300
He defied the Continental System and then used a scorched-earth policy, which included burning his capital of Moscow, to help defeat Napoleon
Who was Czar Alexander I?
400
French-term for the city-dwelling middle class of merchants, manufacturers, and professionals.
Who were the bourgeoise?
400
Louis the XVI did this in an effort to keep his power and limit the revolution.
What was encourage foreign powers to invade France?
400
This is the term for French nobles who left France at the beginning of the revolution and tried to encourage foreign powers to invade France and stop the revolution.
What were emigres?
400
Prussian Commander who overcame initial defeat to follow Napoleon to Waterloo and help defeat him.
Who was Field Marshall Blucher?
500
When Austrian and Prussian armies invaded France, this group of revolutionaries took control of Paris
What was the Paris Commune?
500
This was the pledge taken by members of the Third Estate to continue meeting until a new constitution was produced.
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
500
This French revolutionary led the Reign of Terror.
Who was Robespierre?
500
He was Napoleon's second in command who made several key mistakes that led to defeat at Waterloo.