The French Monarchy
A form of Government in which a King or Queen has total power to rule.
Absolute Monarchy
People are naturally cruel and selfish
Thomas Hobbes
What was the result of frustrated 3rd Estate members convened after being locked out of the Estates-General?
Tennis Court Oath
This was Napoleon's profession early on in his life.
Military Leader
What eventually happened to Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI?
The were beheaded
What were two groups of privileged people in France society?
First Estate- The Clergy, Second Estate- Royalty, Nobles
A system of checks and balances are necessary to prevent government corruption.
Montesquieu
The 3rd Estate revolted for several reasons. Name 2.
PAID ALL TAXES, PAID TITHE, FORCED ROAD WORK, POLL TAX, INCOME TAX, SALT TAX, LAND TAX, FEUDAL DUES FOR USE OF THE LOCAL MANOR'S SUPPLIES
What was the greatest factor in Napoleon's defeat in Russia?
The cold Russian winter
How did Napoleon come to power and end the French Revolution?
He seized political power that he took from coup d'etat.
During the 1780s, what trends increased the rate of starvation and misery in France?
Famine, high taxes, royalty overspending
I say what I want, when I want. And everyone should have that same right.
Voltaire
Mobs of people stormed this building on July 14th to look for gunpowder and free political prisoners.
Storming of the Bastille.
A group of laws that reflected Enlightenment principles, although not equal rights for women and minorities.
Napoleonic Code
Known as the "National Razor", was a popular form of execution during the French Revolution
The Guillotine
Versailles
If the government doesn't fulfill their duties, revolt!
John Locke
What inspired the French to start their revolution?
The American Revolution & Enlightenment
The island that Great Britain exiled Napoleon to after his defeat at Waterloo. He wouldn't escape this time.
St. Helena
This group came together after Napoleon's exile and restored this type of government back to Europe...just as it had been before the French Revolution
What is Congress of Vienna/constitutional monarchy
The belief that government/royal roles were determined by God
Divine Right
Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by
applying reason and the laws of nature
This man was the mastermind of the Reign of Terror, a violent and radical period of the French Revolution during which nearly 30,000 people were sent to the guillotine.
Robespierre
How long was Napoleon's reign of France?
11 years
What did the third estate rename itself at the Tennis Court Oath?
The National Assembly