Vocabulary, pt.1
Wave of peasant riots and panic that spread through the French countryside in 1789.
Great Fear
A settlement under the political control of a distant country.
Colony
What did settlers from Europe come to the New World seeking?
Religious Freedom
In pre-revolutionary France, society was divided into three _______________.
Estates
French military officer that gain popularity and fame during and after the French Revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Person who favors extreme political changes.
Radical
An intellectual movement that stressed reason and natural rights.
Enlightenment
What type of thinkers emphasized reason, natural rights, and that government's power came from the people.
Enlightenment Thinkers
The Third Estate included these people.
poor, workers and the middle class
In 1799, Napoleon carried out a sudden seizure of power, and established a new government called the Consulate. What is the French term for sudden seizure of power?
coup d’etat
Machine used for beheading during the French Revolution.
Guillotine
The first constitution of the United States, creating a weak central government.
Articles of Confederation
What was the slogan (saying) of the American colonist about unfair fees they had to pay?
“No taxation without representation.”
In 1789 King Louis XVI called the _______________ for the first time in over 170 years to solve the financial crisis in France.
Estates General
Napoleon became the _________________, which was the title he took as the new ruler of France.
First Consul
Battle in Belgium where Napoleon suffered his final defeat.
Waterloo
One of the three social classes in pre‑revolutionary France.
Estate
This historic document was signed on July 4, 1776, which announced that the colonies were free and independent states.
Declaration of Independence
This revolutionary document said that natural rights and equality should be the new law in France.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The new French law, known as ___________________, emphasized Equality (equal) before the law, protection of property, and secular authority.
The Napoleonic Code
Brief period of Napoleon’s return to power in 1815.
Hundred Days
The political and social system of France before the Revolution.
Old Regime
After the American Revolution, a new form of government was created known as __________________, in which the federal and state governments share power
federalism
French radical leaders such as Robespierre used the _____________________ to silence opponents and protect the Revolution.
Reign of Terror
What system did Napoleon create to weaken Britain by closing European ports to British trade.
The Continental System