What was Napoleon selling 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million to the U.S. called?
Louisiana Purchase
100
About what percent of France's population belonged to the First and Second Estates?
About 2-3 percent
100
According to the lecture in class, what was a personality trait that Napoleon did NOT possess?
humility
100
Final battle for Napoleon after he returned to France; after he was defeated he was exiled to St. Helena where he eventually died.
Battle of Waterloo
100
Mob surrounded the prison to steal arms where the mob killed several guards and paraded around town with their heads on spikes...
Storming of the Bastille
200
Both the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man emphasized the idea that governments must:
protect the rights of the people
200
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
the Committee of Public Safety
200
Name two things Napoleon was able to accomplish a ruler...
- a uniform set of laws
- religious tolerance for Christians and Jews
- an equal-opportunity public education system
200
What was the purpose of the Congress ?
to restore stability and peace to Europe after years of war and revolution
200
What was the meeting called prior to the Revolution where all three estates met? (a main issue that came up was how many votes each estate would get)
Estates - General
300
Name two reasons Napoleon why Napoleon sold land in the Louisiana Purchase to the U.S.?
- to raise money
- to cut his losses in America
- to increase America's power as a British rival
300
When members of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (1789) at the start of the French Revolution, they were attempting to...
draft a new national constitution
300
What was the conflict called when Napoleon escaped exile in Elba and raised an army to fight in France?
Hundred Days
300
Name two countries involved at the Congress:
Austria, Russia, Britain and France
300
"Rumors that the anti-revolutionary political prisoners were plotting to break out & attack, while the Prussians attacked from the front..."
The September Massacres
400
What system implemented by Napoleon contributed to the U.S. fighting the war of 1812 with Britain?
The Continental System
400
someone from the extreme “left” who favors severe change was known as a ____ ? and someone who is in the extreme “right”; wants to return things to the way they used to be was known as a ____ ?
Radical (Jacobin) ; Conservative
400
What was the policy of installing family members as leaders of countries that had been captured that was implemented by Napoleon?
Nepotism
400
What was the Concert of Europe?
European countries pledged to stick together to fight against any future revolutions. Kept peace for about 40 years
400
A new body of government that could make laws, and approve/reject laws. Headed by king still.
Legislative Assembly
500
What was the primary goal of the Continental System?
to isolate Britain and promote Napoleon’s mastery over Europe.
500
Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?
his fellow revolutionaries
500
The action of Napoleon's that caused the greatest human losses was _____ ?
the invasion of Russia
500
What was the main reason why there would be future problems in Europe, after the Congress had redrawn the lines for countries?
They redrew the map of Europe without thinking about ethnic groups or nationalism.
500
Members of the Third Estate formed the _____ in 1789 with the main goals of proclaiming to end the Monarchy and begin a representative government