Causes of the Revolution
These ideas about freedom and rights inspired people to question France’s social structure.
What are Enlightenment ideas?
This principle says citizens provide the government’s power and are ultimately in charge.
What is popular sovereignty?
This French king had little interest in being ruler.
Who is Louis XVI?
Napoleon created these government-run schools.
What are lycees?
Napoleon’s defeat at this 1815 battle ended the Hundred Days.
What is Waterloo?
This successful revolution inspired people in France.
What is the American Revolution?
This group wanted to protect the monarchy and current traditions.
Who are the conservatives?
This military leader was considered a savior after being ordered to protect the National Convention.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Appointed in 1796, Napoleon led the French army against this country.
What is Austria?
This policy burned fields and slaughtered livestock to leave an enemy without food.
What is a scorched-earth policy?
France faced these two economic problems before the Revolution.
What are heavy taxes and debt?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This radical political organization tried Louis XVI for treason.
Who are the Jacobins?
This former queen was among those executed during the Reign of Terror.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This system of laws aimed to eliminate injustices but restricted freedoms such as speech and press.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
These Spanish peasant fighters ambushed French troops and then hid.
Who are guerillas?
This queen, originally from Austria, was nicknamed “Madame Deficit.”
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This period of executions ended with Robespierre’s execution on July 28, 1794.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This leader of the Radicals became France’s dictator in July 1793.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
Along with a new tax-collection method, Napoleon established this to help restore order at home.
What is a new banking system?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In this 1808 conflict, Napoleon sent an invasion force through Spain and faced years of guerilla attacks.
What is the Peninsular War?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
These two forces of change combined new ideas about freedom with anger over France’s financial troubles.
What are Enlightenment ideas and economic troubles?
This leader’s July 1793 rise to power placed him at the head of the Reign of Terror.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This famous journalist called for the execution of the king’s supporters.
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
This was the Napoleonic Code’s stated goal, even as it limited liberty and favored order over individual rights.
What is eliminating injustices?
After the invasion of Russia, only this many soldiers remained to face the forces joining against Napoleon.
What are 10,000 soldiers?