Causes
State of France
Important Events
End of the Revolution
Napoleon
100
Frances form of government prior to 1789
What is Absolute Monarchy
100
What group of people made up the First Estate
What is Clergy
100
This famous oath is when the third estate declared they would meet until they drafted a constitution
What is the Tennis Court Oath
100
The National convention gave broad powers to the committee of Public Safety, led by
What is Robespierre
100
Napoleon gained power by participating in a ___, or a military overthrow of the government
What is coup d'etat
200
While not an immediate cause, these "new" ideas were spreading throughout France during the time of the revolution
What is enlightenment ideas
200
What group of people made up the second estate
What is Nobility
200
Members of the third estate stormed this armory and killed the warden
What is the Bastille
200
The goal of the Reign of Terror was to
What is crush all opposition to the Revolution
200
Napoleon's goal was to
What is conquer all of Europe
300
True or False: Philosophes advocated for revolution
What is false
300
What group of people made up the third estate
What is Bourgeoisie & Peasants
300
The ____ was responsible for taking the King captive and eventually executing him
What is the Paris Commune
300
During the Reign of Terror approximately __ people were executed
What is 40,000
300
Napoleons final defeat came at the battle of
What is Waterloo
400
The immediate cause of the French Revolution
What is the near collapse of the French Budget
400
One of the Third estates major problems with the other estates revolved around
What is first/second estate exemption from paying taxes
400
The name for peasant rebellions in the countryside after the storming of the Bastille
What is the Great Fear
400
After Robespierre was executed, the constitution of 1795 was created. This group was in charge.
What is the Directory
400
People of countries that Napoleon invaded bonded together...and idea known as
What is nationalism
500
One reason why the French budget almost collapsed
What is bad harvests or overspending by the King
500
At the beginning of the revolution the third estate (generally speaking) was in favor of this type of government
What is constitutional monarchy
500
This document was written as a preface to a constitution, it promised liberty and equality to all citizens protected by a constitution
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man
500
One of the main reasons Robespierre was executed was because he continued the use of terror even after there was no more threat of
What is no more threat of foreign invasion
500
After Napoleon, this meeting tried to set Europe on a path to avoid another attempt to create and Empire and tried to keep the balance of power
What is the Congress of Vienna
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