King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Old Regime
Napoleon
National Assembly and Legislative Assembly
Reign of Terror
100
What was King Louis XVI in terms of a leader?
A weak leader
100
What were the three groups of the Old Regime called?
Estates
100
What country was Napoleon's greatest enemy?
Great Britain.
100
What replaced the National Assembly?
Legislative Assembly.
100
What political organization took control of government in 1792?
Jacobins
200
What nickname was given Marie Antionette?
Madame Deficit
200
What estate had the most people in it?
The Third Estate.
200
What was Napoleon's biggest mistake that lead to his fall from power?
The Invasion of Russia.
200
What replaced the Legislative Assembly?
National Convention.
200
Who was the dictator/ruler of France during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre.
300
What did King Louis XVI do to double France's dept?
Involvement in the American Revolution.
300
What were the Frist and Second Estate made up of?
The clergy of the Romain Catholic Chruch and rich nobles
300
Why did Napoleon abandon his imperial ambitions in the New World?
Failure of the expedition to Saint Domingue.
300
What were the 3 groups inside Legislative Assembly?
right, center, and left wings.
300
In what ways was the guillotine an efficient means of execution?
Those who were executed with the device wouldn’t even feel the slightest pain.
400
What assembly was called by Louis XVI to decide wether allow the taxes on the nobility. This was the first meeting in 175 years?
Estates-General
400
What were the three group that made up the Thrid Estate?
The bourgeoisie, workers of France, and peasants.
400
What were two of the four countries/empires that were free from Napoleon's control?
Britain, Portugal, Swedan and the Ottoman Empire.
400
What year was the National Assembly established?
1789
400
How many people were were executed during the last 132 days of the Reign of Terror
2100
500
What did King Louis XVI do that cause the Great Fear and the Stroming the Bastille?
Stationed his mercenary army of Swiss guards around his palace.
500
What group felt like their wealth entitled them to a greater degree of social status and political power?
The bourgeoisie.
500
In what year did the coup d'état, that was lead by Napoleon that overthrew the Directory of France, take place?
1799
500
What document created but the National Assembly stated "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?
Delcration or the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
500
What three of the five countries that were at war with France in 1793?
Austria, Prussia, Holland, Great Britain, and Spain.
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