Pre-Revolution
This was the name of the old social and political system in France before the Revolution.
What is the Ancien Régime?
An angry crowd broke into this big prison in Paris to find gunpowder and weapons.
What is the Bastille?
This machine with a heavy blade was used to chop off heads during the revolution.
What is the guillotine?
This was the very last battle Napoleon ever fought. He lost, and his time as a leader was over.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
He was the King of France who was blamed for the country's problems and was eventually executed.
Who is Louis XVI?
This group of people made up almost all of France (98%) and were the only ones who had to pay most of the taxes
What is the Third Estate?
Members of the Third Estate promised to keep meeting on a sports court until they wrote a new set of rules for France.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This was a radical group of people who wanted to get rid of the King and change France into a Republic.
Who are the Jacobins?
This was a new list of laws Napoleon wrote that made things more fair and equal for people.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
He was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and the main person in charge during the Reign of Terror.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This was the name for the "middle class" people (like lawyers and doctors) who were part of the Third Estate.
Who are the Bourgeoisie?
These were lists of complaints that people wrote down to tell the King what was wrong with the country.
What are cahiers?
After the King was removed, France became this type of government where the people choose their own leaders.
What is a Republic?
Napoleon tried to hurt England by telling other countries they were not allowed to trade with the British.
What is the Continental System?
This was the name of the fancy palace where the King and Queen lived before the revolution.
What is Versailles?
This is what happens when a government spends more money than it actually has.
What is deficit spending?
This famous document said that all men were born free and should be treated equally
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
This was a powerful group of 12 men, led by Robespierre, who ran France during the Terror.
What is the Committee of Public Safety?
When Napoleon invaded Russia, the Russian army burned their own food and shelter so the French would have nothing.
What is the scorched-earth policy?
These were working-class people who wanted the revolution to be more radical. Their name means "without fancy pants."
Who are the Sans-culottes?
This social class was made up of the "Nobles." They owned a lot of land and had the best jobs.
What is the Second Estate?
King Louis XVI and his family were caught and arrested while they were trying to run away to this nearby country.
What is Austria?
Thousands of women marched to the King’s palace to demand bread and make the King move back to Paris.
What is the Women’s March on Versailles?
After he lost power for the first time, Napoleon was sent away to live on this small island.
What is Elba?
She was the Queen of France. Many people hated her because she spent money while the people were starving.
Who is Marie Antoinette?