National Assembly
Who made up the National Assembly?
The 3rd Estate
What assembly does the Legislative Assembly replace?
National Assembly
True or False: France became a republic when the National Convention was formed
True
Constitution of 1795: __ man Directory
Constitution of 1795: 5 Man Directory
Who got promoted due to his success?
Napoleon Bonapart
What was the event in which peasants attacked Nobility?
The Great Fear
What type of government did the Legislative Assembly create?
Limited Constitutional Monarchy.
Which of the 2 Assembly’s became the National Convention? National Assembly or Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly.
How many members of the Directory had to agree?
All 5 members
How many counsuls are there?
3
Who fled France to surrounding countries like Austria and Prussia?
Nobles (émigrés)
What were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette imprisoned for?
Conspiring with Austria; Treason
What was France ruled by when the National Convention was formed?
The people. (They were no longer ruled by a king or queen.)
How strong was the Directory?
weakest government to exist
True or false did napoleon made himself emperor.
True.
Why did the National Assembly break into L’Hotel des Invalides?
To seize guns
True or false? The Girondins were against all monarchies.
True
What group of the division gained control over the National Convention?
Jacobins.
Why was the directory so weak?
They couldn’t make any decisions and rules, therefore they had nothing to protect themselves and their country They couldn’t make any decisions and rules, therefore they had nothing to protect themselves and their country
Name 3 highlights of the napoleonic code?
Trial by jury, All male citizens are equal, Nobility is removed from society, freedom of speech, and men were in control of family property
What were at least one of the effects the August Decrees had on the French?
1. Nobles Lost Privileges 2. Everybody now has to pay taxes 3. Ended Tithe
What were the king's only powers after the new government was created?
He could only enforce laws.
What are Reactionaries?
Monarchists wanting to restore the absolute monarchy in France.
What caused the moderates to take control of the government?
Reign of Terror
When did Napoleon get exiled?
1814