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Who was the scary Jacobist responsible for the death of thousands during the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre
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What percent of the population in France belonged to the First Estate?
0.5 Percent
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Who belonged to the Second Estate?
Nobility... 2 percent of the population, who made most of the decisions and held the power
100
What came first, the American Revolution or the French Revolution
The American Revolution (1765-1783) provided an example in many ways for the French Revolution (1789-1799) to follow
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How many people were executed by the state during the Reign of Terror?
40,000
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Name some reasons everyone hated Marie Antoinette
Meddled in politics, from Austria, Spent large sums, Was super mean
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What was the name of the top tier of the third estate, which consisted of doctors, lawyers, merchants, etc.?
Bourgeois
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Where did the meeting of the estates take place?
Tennis court
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In the Legislative Assembly, how did Louis XVI's power change?
Was lessened... not as involved in lawmaking, could not veto laws
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What did Robespierre, Marie Antoinette, and King Louis XVI all have in common?
They were all executed
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What kind of government did Sieyes propose and Napoleon come to support?
An executive body independent of the whims of electoral politics
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Which estates had to pay taxes and which did not?
Third estate; the first two did not
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How did King Louis XVI react to his diminished and eventual loss of power?
Plotted with other countries to overthrow France's government and restore him as the King
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How did the directory react to the election of monarchists and monarchist sympathizers in 1797?
Staged coup d'etat and put their own supporters in those seats
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How were members of the National Convention elected?
Universal manhood suffrage
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What were some of the factors that contributed to economic problems in France?
High food prices, war debts, food shortages, costly military
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Was Napoleon a radical or not?
Both! He supported the radical cause at the beginning of the Revolution, but also supported the suppressing of revolutionary forces after Thermidor
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Who was the first French Consul? How many were there supposed to be?
Napoleon; 3
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What were three of the countries France was in war with at this time?
Prussia, Britain, Austria
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What was the Directory?
Form of government run by five directors in the executive branch
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Name one of the three enlightenment philosophers mentioned in the notes that influenced the French Revolution
Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau
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Where did Napoleon leave his army stranded when he came back to France to help Sieyes?
Egypt
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Where was Napoleon born?
Corsica
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What was the name of the declaration by Austria and Prussia that threatened invasion of France?
Declaration of Pillnitz
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What year did Napoleon issue the Constitution of the Year VIII?
1799
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