Pre Revolution
The name of the social hierarchy of the three estates
The Old Regime
After failing to pass tax reform King Louis called together the ___________
estates-general
this document stated all men are born free and equal. Including rights of "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression".
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Napoleons young career started in the ________
Military
The the Battle of Trafalgar, where the French's fleet was destroyed, marked the end of Napoleon's plans to invade
Britian
Nobles belonged to which estate?
Second Estate
After realizing the privileged estates will always outvote them, the third estate broke off to form the _________
National assembly
With the passing of a new constitution by the National assembly. The once "Absolute Monarchy" turned into a __________________
Limited Monarchy or Constitutional Monarchy
Coup d'Etat
This was Napoleons attempt to set up a blockade and prevent trade between Britain and the European mainland. It was called __________
The Continental System
Poor harvests caused _______. Also known as starvation among a large population
Famine
At the Tennis Court Oath, the National Assembly swore to _________
During the newly formed Legislative Assembly, those sitting on the left wanted (Change, A little change, or no change)
Change
To legitimize his government and form a new constitution Napoleon held a _________
plebiscite
During the Invasion of Russia, the Russians would burn feilds and slaughter livestock on their retreat this was known as the _______-________ policy.
Scorched Earth
Which estate paid the most amount of taxes?
The Third Estate
With rumors flowing, a mob overtook a prison. And is still celebrated today as the symbolic start of the revolution
Storming the Bastille
During the Legislative Assembly this far left group were the most involved in government change
Jacobins
The concordat did what?
Brought the church back into French society
After being Exiled Napoleon formed a new army and failed to regain power this was known as the
Hundred Days
This movement of new philosophies and ideas of government was a force of change in France, this was called ___________
The Enlightenment
The Great Fear started due to rumors that....
the nobles would terrorize/harm peasants
This was a time where French citizens faced oppression and violence, the government murdered many of its citizens
Reign of Terror
These were a new set of laws that looked to eliminate injustice. However in many cases it did the opposite.
The Napoleonic Code
During the Peninsular war the French faced Spanish peasant fighters that would ambush and flee hiding, know as ________
guerilla fighters