Government
Social class
Estate
A strong feeling of pride and devotion to one's country
Nationalism
Last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution
Louis XVI
Falling blade used to execute thousands of people who were opposed to the revolution
Guillotine
Napoleon crowns himself this once he has acquired enough power
Emperor of the French
Number of estates
3
Fortress in Paris used as a prison; French Revolution began when Parisians stormed it it 1789
Bastille
Austrian bord queen with lavish lifestyle; Against reforms and the French court
Marie Antoinette
Time period during the French Revolution from Sept. 1793 to July 1794 when people in France were arrested for not supporting the revolution and many were executed
Reign of Terror
Ballet in which voters have a direct say on an issue
Plebiscite
Right to vote
Suffrage
Frighting carried on through hit-and-run raids
Guerilla Warfare
Aristocratic "hero of two worlds" who fought alongside George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Number of people arrested during the Reign of Terror
300,000
Assembly of European leaders that met after the Napoleonic era to piece Europe back together; met from Sept. 1814 to June 1815
Congress of Vienna
Dissenting group of people
Factions
Marseilles
Financial advisor to Louis XVI; Urged the king to reduce spending
Jacques Necker
Military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy
Scorched-earth policy
Continental System
Old order; system of government pre-revolution France
Ancien Regime
Body of French civil laws introduced in 1804; served as model for many nations' civil codes
A French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century
Napoleon
Oversaw the Committee of Public Safety and was responsible for the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
A system in which Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Great Britain met periodically to discuss any problems affecting the peace in Europe
Concert of Europe