Nation & Nationalism
Before the Storm (1786-1789)
The Year of Revolution
War, Republic, and Terror
Napoleon
100

A group of people who share a culture, history or identity.

Nation

100

How many estates was French society divided into?

Three

100

Parisians stormed this royal fortress on July 14, 1789.

The Bastille

100

In 1792, France declared a "defensive" war against this European country.

Austria

100

The island where Napoleon was born.

Corsica

200

A political unit with borders, a government and its own laws.

State/Country

200

Which estate made up about 98% of France’s population?

Third Estate

200

Locked out of their hall, deputies swore not to separate until France had a constitution. Name the oath.

The Tennis Court Oath

200

After the Royal Family's failed escape, the French people lost their trust in this person.

King Louis XVI

200

The method by which Napoleon crowned himself emperor.

National Vote/Plebiscite

300

The authority to make your own decisions and rule your country.

Sovereignty

300

France went deep into debt helping this country win its own revolution.

The United States

300

The name representatives of the Third Estate gave itself in June 1789.

The National Assembly

300

Under Robespierre, the Committee of Public Safety orchestrated this nearly 2 year long massacre of suspected traitors. Name it.

The Terror

300

Napoleon’s set of laws that enshrined much of the revolution's gains.

Napoleonic Code

400

When a state’s borders roughly match those of one nation, we call it this.

Nation-state

400

Counting votes this way let the clergy and nobles outvote the Third Estate two to one.

Votes by Order

400

Article 1 of the Declaration (“born free and equal in rights”) rejected this old system, also known as the Ancien Regime.

The (three) estates system

400

When French armies went into the battle, they did so not shouting "Long live the king." Instead they shouted this.

Long live the nation

400

Napoleon's conquests sparked this belief in many of the conquered european peoples.

Nationalism

500

Priests being forced to choose between the Church and the nation is an example of this.

Contending Loyalty

500

His 1789 pamphlet asked the question “What is the Third Estate?”

Sieyes

500

According to Article 3 of the Declaration, political sovereignty belongs to this.

The Nation

500

In 1793, France called up the entire nation (young men, married men, women, children and the elderly) to serve in the war. What was this called?

The Levee en masse

500

After nearly 10 years of chaos, the French people elected Napoleon as emperor mainly because they wanted this. 

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