Important People
The king of France during the Revolution
Who was Louis XVI
A government ruled by a king or queen with total power.
What is absolute monarchy
The political group that took control during the Terror.
Who were the Jacobins
Napoleon first became famous as this type of leader.
What is a military leader?
These two countries invaded France in 1792.
Who are Austria and Prussia?
The queen executed during the Revolution
Who was Marie Antoinette
A government without a king or queen.
What is a republic
Thousands of these people were imprisoned or executed.
Who were suspected enemies and/or royalists.
After years of chaos following the French Revolution, Napoleon brought this to France.
What is stability and order?
The city where Louis XVI was executed in January 1793.
What is Paris?
Leader of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror
Who was Maximilien Robespierre
A period of fear and mass executions during the Revolution.
What is the reign of Terror
People felt safe during the Reign of Terror
What is false
Napoleon claimed he preserved these revolutionary ideas in his empire, though critics argued otherwise.
What is equality and liberty?
True or False: Napoleon Bonaparte supported religious tolerance.
What is True?
The emperor after the Revolution
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte
A machine used for executions during the Revolution.
What is a Guillotine
The leader who used terror to protect the revolution.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre
The decisive June 18, 1815 battle that ended Napoleon’s rule.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
The French Revolution became significantly more violent after this happened to the king.
What is his loss of power / the execution of Louis XVI?
A military leader defeated at Waterloo
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon’s organized system of laws.
What is the napoleonic Code
What happened to Robespierre?
What was execution
Defying tradition, Napoleon took the crown to declare himself this title in 1804
What is the Emperor of the French?
The reason why many people in France initially supported Napoleon.
What is that France wanted a strong leader and stability?