Revolution Basics
This estate made up 98% of the population.
Answer: What is the Third Estate?
This group was the most radical during the revolution.
Who are the Jacobins?
This year Napoleon came to power.
What is 1799?
This legal system created equality under law.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
This country used a scorched earth strategy.
What is Russia?
This event was a promise to create a constitution.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This leader dominated the Reign of Terror.
Who is Robespierre?
This government Napoleon overthrew.
What is the Directory?
This system tried to weaken Britain through trade restrictions.
What is the Continental System?
This battle ended Napoleon’s naval hopes.
What is the Battle of Trafalgar?
This document declared natural rights like liberty and equality.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
This device was used for executions.
What is the guillotine?
Napoleon crowned himself this in 1804.
What is Emperor?
This country had the strongest navy.
What is Britain?
This battle marked Napoleon’s final defeat.
What is Waterloo?
This group included professionals, merchants, and middle class.
What is the bourgeoisie?
This government group had almost total control during the Terror.
What is the Committee of Public Safety?
Napoleon first gained fame through success in this field.
What is the military?
This term means pride in one’s nation.
What is nationalism?
This island was Napoleon’s final exile.
What is St. Helena?
This tax was mainly paid by the Third Estate.
What is the taille?
This term means a sudden overthrow of government.
What is a coup d’état?
This island was Napoleon’s birthplace.
What is Corsica?
Napoleon’s empire had these three parts: France, allied states, and this.
What are conquered territories?
This idea helped people resist Napoleon’s rule.
What is nationalism?