Maintaining this would be the goal of the Congress of Vienna
What was the balance of power?
This person was an Absolute Monarch but a weak ruler
Who is King Louis XVI?
This was the more humane device used to execute the enemies of France during the French Revolution
What was the guillotine?
These were the three islands that were important in Napoleon's life
Corsica, Elba, and St. Helena
This is the name of the battle where Napoleon was defeated
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This was the name of the upper middle class of the third estate
Who were the bourgeoisie?
This person was the Queen of France, liked to spend a lot of money, and said "Let them eat cake!"
Who is Marie Antoinette?
He was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and was responsible for the Reign of Terror
Who was Maximllien Robespierre?
This was Napoleon's economic plan to force the British to surrender due to economic collapse
What was the Continental System?
He was the Russian representative at the Congress of Vienna
Czar Alexander I
These were the members of the second estate
Who were the nobles?
The storming of this prison on July 14, 1789 became the rallying symbol of the French Revolution
What was the Bastille?
This was a radical political party that sat on the left side of the Legislative Assembly
Who were the Jacobins?
This was Napoleon's system of laws that became the basis for much of modern European justice
What was the Napoleonic Code?
He was the mastermind of the Congress of Vienna and follows the "balance of power" doctrine
Prince Metternich
This was the pledge that the members of the National Assembly took that they would write a constitution for France (the third estate signed this after they were locked out of the Estates General)
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
This was the French document modeled on the Declaration of Independence that stated that all men are created equal, asserted freedom of religion, and that taxes should be assessed on ability to pay
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Robespierre was executed with this
What is the guillotine?
Napoleon's wife Josephine lived here after coming to France
What is Malmaison?
This group owned 10% of the land and paid no taxes
Who were the members of the first estate?
This was the legislative assembly of France at the beginning of the French Revolution
What was the Estates General?
This is a patriotic feeling, having pride in your country, and favoring your country's interests
What is nationalism?
This group became the new government after the Reign of Terror
The Directory
Napoleon's second wife was the daughter of this person
Who is the Austrian Emperor?
Napoleon took power and established himself as this