Storm the bastille!
On July 14,1789, angry Parisians stormed this prison seen as the symbol of the kings absolute power.
What is the bastille?
Lawyer from the Third estate that became one of the leaders of the reign of terror.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
First consul and emperor, Author of the civil code, and the general army of the alps.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Before the concordat, revolutionaries tried to do this to france, attacking clergy seizing land and discouraging religion.
What is "dechristianize France"
This priest and politician was a key Figure in the Coup of 18 Brumaire.
Who is Abbe Sieyes?
Although feared as a place of horrors, the bastille actually held only a small number of these.
What are Prisoners, troops, or weapons.
Robespierre was one of the first to argue that this person should go on trial.
Who is the king? ( KIng louis XVI)
Reasserted Enlightenment principles.
What did the civil code of 1804 do?
In 1801 Napoleon opened secret discussions with this leader of the catholic church.
Who is the pope?
To pull off his coup, Sieyes needed an army and reliable general.
What is Military power?
The storming of the bastille caused panic in the country side, leading to this wave of violence during the summer of 1789.
What is the great fear??
In June 1974 this special court was created to punish the "enemies of the people".
What is the Revolutionary Tribunal?
After napoleon escaped exile on the island of Elba in 1815, this short period of his return to power began.
What are the Hundred days?
Under the concordat ,The church had to remain in this position relative to the state.
What is "Subordinate"?
Sieyes supported this group in the estates general of 1789 while criticizing the privileges of the church and nobility.
What is the Third estate?
During the great fear mobs attacked homes, caused grain shipments to be stolen and even killed these leaders who opposed reformation.
Who are town leaders?
Enemies of the people included anyone trying to bring back the monarchy , spread lies , and oppose the principles of the republic.
Who are the aristocracy?
To fight Britain's wartime blockade, napoleon introduced this economic policy that tried to cut Britain off From European trade.
What is the continental system?
The concordat allowed the clergy to show its religion freely but also also required them to take this pledge showing loyalty to France's government.
What is an oath of loyalty to the state?
After the coup, Sieyes became one of these three leaders in Napoleons new government.
What is a consul?
King Louis XVI still hesitant and people left the court and country, these representatives at Versailles seized the initiative to push reforms forward.
Who is the Third estate?
Robespierre eventually ordered the execution of this revolutionary before he was arrested and executed.
Who is Danton?
While Russia, Prussia, and Austria all joined the coalitions against Napoleon, this country did not.
What is the united states?
One key promise in the concordat was that this land, seized during the revolution, would not be returned to the church.
What are the Nationalized church lands?
Sieyes eventually resigned in protest when Napoleon gave himself this new title in 1804.
What is an emperor?