Enlightenment Ideas
These are the rights that each person has upon their birth; recognition of these rights was key in the shift to a dignity-based society from an honor-based society.
NATURAL RIGHTS
The Queen of France; her famous quotes allegedly include "Let them Eat Cake."
Marie Antoinette
This was the first government formed upon the beginning of the Revolution; it claimed to represent the interests of the French people better than any other government.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Louis XVI was executed with this "Enlightened" form of killing.
THE GUILLOTINE
Napoleon increases his legitimacy inside France by comparing himself, in speech, dress, and presentation, to the leaders of this classical state.
ROMAN EMPIRE / ROMAN REPUBLIC / ANCIENT ROME
He believed in "natural rights," including life, liberty, and property, despite his defense of the institution of slavery.
JOHN LOCKE
Louis XVI called this group together to settle the issue of French debt and social unrest - it represented all of French society.
ESTATES-GENERAL
This Estate made up 97% of the population of France.
THE THIRD ESTATE
This man led the Committee for Public Safety at the height of the Terror, and was eventually executed himself after accusing a few too many people of treason.
MAX ROBESPIERRE
Napoleon's invasion of this European land empire ended disastrously and eventually resulted in his military defeat.
RUSSIAN EMPIRE
VOLTAIRE
The storming of this fortress in Paris allowed the populace to free local political prisoners and arm themselves against attempts to break up their new government.
THE BASTILLE
This is the first type of government that entered power in France following the Revolution; similar to today's government in Britain.
Constitutional Monarchy
France preemptively declares war against these European kingdoms after they press the French Republic to reinstate Louis XVI as king.
PRUSSIA and AUSTRIA
Napoleon hailed from this Mediterranean island, and was a nationalist for the island before becoming convinced by Revolutionary ideas.
CORSICA
This Enlightenment thinker traveled to Paris from England during the Revolution, and ended up in trouble for defending women's rights, including advocating for female enfranchisement.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
This slogan was deployed by revolutionaries and eventually became the motto of the Republic of France.
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
This group of revolutionaries sat on the left side of the National Assembly, and were known for their belief that the Revolution must be continued.
RADICALS
Napoleon initially is elected to this office before crowning himself Emperor.
FIRST CONSUL
This document, based on Enlightenment principles, was written during the Revolution and served as a statement of the legal, moral, and social rights that each person would have in republican France.
DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN
This French nobleman led troops in the American Revolution, and served as a personal advisor to Washington, before returning to France and taking command of his own Revolutionary unit.
THE MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE
Louis and his family's escape was cut off at this northeast French town, and he was unceremoniously returned to Paris.
VARENNES
This sub-group of radicals in the French Assembly originated from a single social club, but grew into the most powerful political organization in France.
Jacobins
This Haitian revolutionary successfully defeated the French army in battle during his country's quest for independence.
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE