French Leaders
Other Leaders
Things about Napoleon
Government
Vocabulary
100
Louis XVI
What is the French king during the revolution? He inherited a huge government debt, failed to make financial reforms, and ultimately lost his head.
100
Horatio Nelson
Who is the British general that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar?
100
Josephine
Who is his wife?
100
Ancien Regime
What is a phrase that refers to the old government of France before the revolution?
100
Cahiers
What is a list of grievances written by the 3 estates for the king?
200
Jaques Necker
What was Louis XVI's financial advisor? He suggested to Louis that he make many changes in the government. Louis made none.
200
Olympe de Gouges
Who is the french journalist woman that demanded a Declaration of the Rights of WOMEN be written?
200
his title
What is Emperor of France?
200
Bourgeoise
What is a word that refers to the French middle class?
200
Factions
What are groups of people with dissenting (disagreeing) opinions from the majority? Two examples are the National Guard and the Paris Commune.
300
Marquis de Lafayette
Who is the leader of the National Guard, a faction in France? He also fought in the American Revolution with George Washington.
300
Duke of Wellington
Who is the British general that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo?
300
Scorched Earth and Guerilla Warfare
What is two tactics of war: Guerilla warfare is small hit and run raids...not big battles. Scorched Earth is when Napoleon invade Russia and the Russians retreat further into Russia and burn crops and villages as they go....this leaves nothing for the French army and they starve.
300
Republic
What is a government that is elected by the people it represents?
300
Emigres
What are French nobles and clergy that fled the French Revolution and France?
400
Robspierre
Who was the leader during the Reign of Terror?
400
General Blucher
Who is..... (I have no idea. I can't find him)
400
Legitimacy
What is the restoring of the French monarch after Napoleon abdicates his throne?
400
Nationalism
What is an idea of having a strong pride or belief in one's country?
400
Suffrage
What is the right to vote?
500
Louis XVIII
Who is the French King that replaces Napoleon after 1815?
500
Members of the Congress of Vienna- the quadruple alliance.
Who are: France- Tallyrand Russia- Tsar Alexander 1 England- Robert Castlereagh Austria- Clemens von Metternich
500
Napoleonic Code
What is the body of French civil laws introduced by Napoleon? It embodied Enlightenment principles such as equality and religious toleration. Many nations modeled their own laws after these.
500
Federal Republic
What is the idea of having a government run on both the federal (national) and state level. Both are elected by the people.
500
Plebiscite
What is a ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue?
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