Age of Revolutions

French Folks

100

He was King during the Revolution, was found guilty of treason, and executed

Louis XVI

200

She was the Queen during the Revolution and was known as Madame Deficit for her excessive spending

Marie Antoinette

300

This Jacobin leader ruled Paris like a dictator during the Reign of Terror before being executed himself

Maximilien Robespierre

400

His idea of separation of powers influenced the United States Constitution

Montesquieu

500

This radical Jacobin writer was assassinated while taking a bath 

Jean-Paul Marat

Napoleon

100

The Russian Army burnt crops and livestock to prevent Napoleon's Army from living off the land. What is this strategy called?

Scorched earth policy

200

This conflict caused Napoleon to lose hundreds of thousands of troops due to cold and low supplies and led to his first exile

Invasion of Russia

300

This was Napoleon's final battle

Waterloo

400

This set of laws allowed for freedom of religion and abolished the nobility

Napoleonic Code

500

Name one of the two islands Napoleon was exiled to

Elba or St. Helena

French Revolution

100

This seizing of a French prison kicked off the Revolution

The Storming of the Bastille

200

This impromptu march from Paris to Versailles initially started to protest high bread prices

The Women's March

300

This was a term used for poor people sympathetic to the Revolution

Sans-culottes

400

This was a pledge taken by the Third Estate to fight until a new constitution was written and they were recognized as a legitimate government

Tennis Court Oath

500

This was the radical party which took over and was in power during the Reign of Terror

Jacobins

American Revolutionaries

100

He led the Continental Army and was the first President of the United States

George Washington

200

He wrote the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

300

This fourth President wrote the Bill of Rights and is known as Father of the Constitution

James Madison

400

He was King of England during the American Revolution

George III

500

This Enlightenment thinker's ideas regarding the justice system heavily influenced the Bill of Rights

Cesare Beccaria

American Revolution

100

These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution

Bill of Rights

200

This law angered colonists by placing the first direct tax on them

Stamp Act

300

This conflict left 5 colonists dead and escalated tensions between the colonies and the British

Boston Massacre

400

This 1773 protest involved colonists dressed as Native Americans dumping tea into a harbor

Boston Tea Party

500

This was the colonists' rallying cry

No Taxation Without Representation!