People
King and Queen during the French Revolution who were eventually beheaded as traitors
Louis XVI and Marie Antoniette
Symbol of the National Guard which eventually became the National symbol of France
Tri-color flag
New laws put in place by Napoleon that promoted ideas such as equality for all citizens, religious tolerance, and advancement based on ability
Napoleonic Code
Class system in France before the Revolution
Estates
French government spending more money than it took in
Deficit spending
Popular military hero who won a series of battles for France again Austria who would eventually become the Emperor of France
Napoleon Bonaparte
peasant class and 97% of the population in France
Third Estate
Nationalism
Estates General
Lawyer and politician who rose to the leadership position in the Committee of Public Safety until his own people beheaded him during the revolution
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon stepped down from his title and was exiled to Elba
abdicated
This battle tactic was used against the French army in Spain which consisted of hit and run attacks
Guerrilla warfare
Radical revolutionary political club made up of mostly middle-class lawyers or intellectuals
Jacobins
Instituted by Napoleon against Britain where Europe could not buy British goods
Continental System
financial advisor to Louis XVI who was fired when he suggested taxing the second estate
Jacques Necker
Middle class portion of the third estate included bankers, merchants, and manufacturers
Bourgeoisie
Battle that Napoleon was finally defeated in where he was exiled to St. Helena
Waterloo
Time during the French Revolution where 40,000 people were killed in all classes of society
Reign of Terror
Constitution of the new independent France that stated - "All men - born and remain free and equal in rights"' which was created by the National Assembly
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Head of the French National Guard
Marquis de Lafayette
We will "never separate and meet wherever the circumstances might require until we have a established a constitution"
Tennis Court Oath
Policy used against Napoleon and his armies in Russia where all the villages and food were burned before they could reach it
Scorched Earth
12 member committee that had absolute power and battled to save the revolution during the radical days
Committee of Public Safety
Ended papal authority over the French church and disbanded convents and monasteries
Civil constitution of the Clergy