Key Terms
those that protected Louis XVI during the September Massacres (Journee)
the MAIN cause of the French Revolution
famine, starvation, hunger
What was the purpose of the Revolutionary Tribunal?
to hear the cases of those accused of anti-revolutionary activities during the Reign of Terror.
How many Directors held the executive branch office in France between 195 - 1799?
5
What was one benefit and one problem of Napoleon's establishment of the Bank of France.
It helped stabilize the economy, but Napoleon and his friends benefitted from their investments in the Bank.
This event solidified Louis XVI's fate, because shortly thereafter he was tried and executed for treason.
Flight to Varennes
aristocrats and clergy that fled France during the French Revolution
The American Revolution
the Enlightenment
the National Debt
The 3 main political parties of the early National Assembly were
Girondists
Feuillants
Jacobins
List TWO successes and ONE problem for the Directory in France.
Successes - gave the army power to fight the wars, local government was reformed, fairer tax system, punishment of the emigres who interfered in the government.
Failures - legitimacy & turmoil within the government, the military was more popular, paper money led to inflation, and as always starvation.
The purpose of the Concordat of 1801(02) was
to help re-establish the Catholic Church and help Napoleon gain loyalists
This document allowed the rounding up of suspects against the Nationali Convention (Robespierre & the COPS enemies)
The Law of Suspects, 1794
During the 1789 revolution, this political group emerged as moderates who supported the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in France.
Girondists
Which government of France, between 1791 and 1799, declared war on Austria and Prussia and why?
The National Convention, because the members believed that the countries would assist Louis XVI and the emigres in ending the revolution and restoring Louis XVI to the throne.
Two ways Napoleon was able to convince the French people he was a better leader than the Directors.
propaganda
he believed in liberalism
military victories
insiders to promote him & positive press releases
embraced - manhood suffrage, a code of laws, established schooling for boys, quality before the law
rejected - censorship of the press, favored the middle class, paternalism, employer over the employee
What did the Concordat of 1801 accomplish?
Napoleon was in charge of the church in France, and appointed the clergy
The event that saw the overthrow of the French government by Napoleon, Sieyes and Ducos.
Coup de Brumaire
The August Decrees
the working class who supported the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror were called
sans-culottes
Although Napoleon was the main strategist in the Coup de Brumaire, the government he helped form was called a ___.
consulate
Napoleon's secret police were called
Prefects
who did Napoleon grant amnesty to after 1801 and for what in exchange (2)
emigres and loyalty pledges
Slogan of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror
Fraternite, Liberte, Equalite OR morte (death)
List of complaints by the estates sent to Louis XVI prior to meeting of the Estates General
The Cahiers de Doleances
Two key components of the 1791 Constitution that made it both weak and strong.
weak - assignats had no value, no ability to end the famine, difficulties working with Louis XVI as a constitutional monarch, limits to voting
strong - established equality under the law, church lands confiscated, Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The TWO legislative bodies of the Directory were
The Council of 500
The Council of Ancients
In addition to the establishment of the Bank of France, list 2 other ways Napoleon helped revive the French economy.
price and wage controls (mainly bread)
re-established trade with its neighbors
balanced budget
Uprising of the moderates against the COPS and the leaders of the Reign of Terror was called
the Thermidorian Reaction (White Terror)