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What percentage of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate?
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What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
A mob stormed a prison looking for gun powder
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Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights?"
Declaration of the Rights of Man
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During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?
No one
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What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?
He set up a government, ran public schools, set up comprehensive system of laws, established a fairer tax code.
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How did Admiral Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar?
he divided up the French fleet and attaked smaller groups of ships.
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Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?
To enforce the terms of the continental system
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What was an important goal of the Congress of Vienna?
To establish a balance of power in Europe.
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Who was the most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna?
Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria
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About what percent of France’s population belonged to the First and Second Estates?
Two
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Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principle of the Enlightenment?
The Bourgeoisie
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What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?
Proposed taxation pf the second estate
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Why did the National Assembly lost the support of many French peasants?
It took away the Catholic Church's lands and independence
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What group imposed the Reign of Terror?
The committee of public safety
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What group finally forced Robespierre from power?
His fellow revolutionaries
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What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?
Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britain
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How did Great Britain react to the Continental system?
It organized its own blockade
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What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?
To establish security and stablity for the nations of Europe
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How did Admiral Nelson defeat the French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Divided the French fleet and attacked them
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What is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.
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In what way did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?
They believed in Enlghtenment ideas.
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What issue arose after the king called for the Estates-General to meet?
How many votes each estate would get
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What does the word plebiscite mean?
A vote of the people
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What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?
Scorched - Earth Policy
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What was one important effect resulting from the political changes made at the Congress of Vienna?
Nationalistic feelings grew in countries placed under foreign rule.
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