It was the meeting of all three estates. The last one had been held 175 years earlier
What is the Estates-General
100
It is a machine designed to behead people
What is the guillotine
100
The fact that she was from Austria and the stories of her extravagant lifestyle angered many Frenchmen
Who is Marie Antoinette
100
It was a series of meetings by leaders of Europe to restore peace and stability
What is the Congress of Vienna
100
It was purchased by Jefferson from France for the bargain price of $15 million
What is the Louisiana Territory
200
This privileged class owned 20% of the land and paid few taxes
What is the Second Estate (Nobles)
200
It is the name given to small groups of fighters who attack superior forces then run and hide
What is guerrillas
200
The poor leadership of this king, led in part to the French Revolution
Who is Louis XVI
200
It was a promise by members of the Third Estate to make a Constitution
What is the Tennis Court Oath
200
It is the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
What is nationalism
300
The members of this estate belonged to the Church. They owned 10% of the land and paid few taxes
What is the First Estate (Clergy)
300
It is a forcible closing of ports to stop all trade from entering a country
What is a blockade
300
He was the leader of France during the Reign of Terror. Like so many of his victims he too lost his head.
Who is Maximillien Robespierre
300
This document is similar to the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution in that it guaranteed rights such as equality, free speech, etc
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man
300
The ideas of this movement helped inspire the French Revolution
What is the Enlightenment
400
This non-privileged class was made up of peasants, bank owners, merchants, factory workers, etc.
What is the Third Estate
400
It was Napoleon's final battle
What is Waterloo
400
This small Corsican would eventually crown himself the Emperor of France
Who is Napolean Bonaparte
400
It is the reason why the monarchs of Prussia and Austria urged France to restore Louis XVI to the throne of France
They were scared the ideas of the Revolution would spread to their countries
400
It is a French term that means "blow to the state." In effect it is a seizure of power
What is coup d'etat
500
It was the name given to the panic caused by peasants attacking nobles
What is the Great Fear
500
It was the Paris prison that was attacked by mobs searching for arms to fight the King
What is the Bastille
500
This Austrian prince was the most influential minister at the Congress of Vienna
Who is Klemens von Metternich
500
Napoleon was considered by many to be a military genius. However, this was his greatest military blunder
What is the invasion of Russia
500
Besides setting up public schools, restoring the Church and banking system, Napoleon greatest work in France may have been this comprehensive set of laws