French Revolution I
The leader of the Committee of Public Safety and dictator during the Reign of Terror who ruled France through terror. He executed 40,000 political "enemies" before being beheaded at the guillotine himself.
Who was Robespierre?
The extravagant queen of France, who was an Austrian Hapsburg, and spent a lot of money, and paid no attention to the reality of life in France for most people in the third estate.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
European countries joined together in groups called____________ to fight against Napoleon.
Coalition
Where did Napoleon die?
St. Helena
Who was Napoleon's 1st wife
Josephine
The phrase “men are born and remain free and equal in rights” appears in this French Revolution document modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
What is the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen"?
The people of France were divided into three large social classes or _____________
What are Estates?
What battle was known as the battle of Nations
Battle of Leipzig
What was Napoleon's Title as ruler?
Emperor of the French
What were the series of meetings in Austria that aimed at peace in Europe known as? These meetings also reconstructed territory in Europe and restored the Monarch.
The Congress of Vienna
Who was the King of France at the Start of the Revolution
Louis XI
What were the 2 political parties of France
Jacobins & Girondist
What was the comprehensive set of laws that Napoleon created called?
The Napoleonic Code.
What Naval Battle was the French defeated by the British convincing Napoleon not to invade?
Battle of Trafalagar
What Island was Napoleon exhiled after his defeat at the battle of Leipzig
Elba
The constitution of 1795 created a new format of government in which this 5 man ruling body served as an executive branch
What is the Directory?
This was the assembly by which King Louis XVI needed to call in order to raise taxes on the people of France.
What is the Estates General?
How did Napoleon come to power?
A coup detat
What did Napoleon sell to the United States?
Louisiana Territory
What were the three Estates? What types of population were in those Estates?
1st- Clergy
2nd- Nobles
3rd- Bourgeoisie, Peasants
This event in Paris on July 14, 1789, marks the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
What was the French method of execution
Gulliotine
What was battle was known as the battle of the 3 emperors
Auszterlitz
What was Napoleon's economic plan to defeat the British
The Continental Plan
What was Napoleon's last defeat?
Waterloo