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He was the Emperor of France from 1804 to 1814 and was one of the only people in history to attempt world domination.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
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He was responsible for the discovery of "pasteurization," which treats liquids, especially milk in hot temperatures to rid it of bacterial germs.
Who is Louis Pasture
100
This major revolt between 1789 and 1799 was a massacre of french aristocrats bringing down the imperial monarchy. One symbol of this bloodshed was the guillotine.
What is the French Revolution
100
This Scottish inventor is credited with innovating the steam engine creating fundamental changes in the industrial revolution.
Who is James Watt
100
This painting of George Washington on the night of Christmas Eve during the Revolutionary War is one of the great "dramatic" scenes to ever be captured.
What is "Washington Crossing the Delaware"
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He was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution and was the last Bourbon French Ruler.
Who is King Louis XVI
200
He was was the main writer of the Declaration of the Independence and the third President of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
France was ruled by powerful monarchs for hundreds of years. This was the name of the last group of monarchs to rule France.
Who are the Bourbons
200
In 1783 Continental Army of the thirteen colonies won its long fought battle against Great Britain. It was the start of this country, which the French aided with supplies and generals.
What is the United States
200
This famous image helped popularize the military ruler, Napoleon, portraying him as a brave and courageous leader on the battlefield. It was drawn by one of the prominent artists of the time.
What is "Napoleon Crossing the Alps"
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He was a prominent painter during the time and drew one of the most remembered paintings in history, "Napoleon Crossing the Alps."
Who is Jacques-Louis David
300
He and his companion were responsible for mapping and exploring the Louisiana Purchase Territory obtained in 1804. They covered the entire distance from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean with the help of a Shoshone woman named Sacajawea.
Who is Meriwether Lewis
300
This treaty in 1768 gave France control over the island of Corsica, where Napoleon was born one year later. The island was ruled by the Republic of Genoa since the 1200s.
What is the Treaty of Versailles (1768)
300
Great Britain invaded the newly formed United States for the second time in 1812 positively resulting in the creation of the American national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. Negatively, Britain set fire to this key city, the capital of the United States then and now.
What is Washington D.C.
300
This famous painting of the time depicts the grand scene in which Napoleon is declared Emperor of France. It was painted by Jacques Louis David and completed in 1807.
What is the "Coronation of Napoleon."
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He was the highest apprentice of the French painter, Jacques-Louis David, and is famed for "Napoleon, I On His Imperial Throne" as well as "Bonaparte, First Consul."
Who is Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
400
He was a prominent musical composer during the time period, was deaf, and was famous for the Fifth Symphony and "Fur Elise."
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven
400
France fought in this war in the years 1701 to 1714 to decide who would succeed King Phillip II of Spain. They had collaborated with one half of Spain during this war.
What is the War of the Spanish Succession
400
This French scientist was considered the "father of modern chemistry." He changed the field from qualitative to quantitative and recognized and named oxygen, hydrogen, and predicted the existence of silicon. Unfortunately, he was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution; "It took them only an instant to cut off that head,but France may not produce another like it in a century."
Who is Antoine Lavoisier
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This famous picture in 1789 shows an important scene in the French Revolution, how it started. The French revolutionaries obtained weapons and supplies as well as imprisoned comrades to overthrow the government from this prison, which is all depicted in the infamous painting.
What is the "Storming of the Bastille"
500
He was named a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and helped shape French infrastructure before and after the French revolution.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette
500
Being a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat, he was a founding father of the United States and is believed to be the first "american."
Who is Benjamin Franklin
500
This war, also called the French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763 involving the world superpowers of the time, and affected Europe, North America, Central America, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. It was based off who got what land and territory.
What is the Seven Years' War
500
Living from 1728 to 1779, he discovered the Polynesian Islands and introduced their people to modern instruments such as sextants, astrolabes, compasses, and maps. He sailed across thousands of miles of uncharted sea mapping the Pacific Ocean with great accuracy. "He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions." Unfortunately, this British captain was killed in a tribal war on the Islands of Hawaii while on an expedition.
Who is Captain James Cook
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This well known 1770 painting by Benjamin West depicts the death of a British general in the Seven Years War. In this image, the general is depicted in a "christ-like" figure dying in such emotion and agony resembling christian lamentation scenes.
What is "The Death of General Wolfe"
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