Key People
Which Prussian ruler was known as an “enlightened despot”?
Frederick II of Prussia
What social group made up the majority of the French population?
The Third Estate
What document proclaimed natural rights and equality before the law?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Where did the only successful slave revolt occur?
Haiti
Who seized power in France after the Revolution ended?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Which Russian ruler expanded territory and "supported" Enlightenment ideas?
Catherine II of Russia
What financial problem helped trigger the French Revolution?
Massive government debt
What revolutionary body governed France after the monarchy fell?
The National Convention
What inspired the Haitian Revolution?
The French Revolution
What legal reform standardized laws across France?
The Napoleonic Code
Who was the French king executed during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
Which ideas encouraged people to challenge absolute monarchy?
Enlightenment ideas
What period involved mass executions of perceived enemies?
The Reign of Terror
What European power controlled Haiti before independence?
France
What type of government did Napoleon establish?
An authoritarian state
Which radical leader played a key role during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilian Robespierre
What unfair system caused resentment between social classes in France?
The Estates System
What method of execution became a symbol of the Revolution?
The guillotine
What was a major result of the Haitian Revolution?
The abolition of slavery in Haiti
What did Napoleon’s domestic policies emphasize?
Order and stability
Who led the successful slave revolt in Haiti?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Which event symbolized resistance to royal authority in 1789?
The Tennis Court Oath
Which group gained power during the most radical phase of the Revolution?
The Jacobins
Haiti became the first independent nation ruled by whom?
Former slaves
What was the ultimate result of Napoleon’s empire-building?
Widespread European war