French Revolution

Vocab

100

This was used as a form of execution that was very popular during the French Revolution

Guillotine 

200

This term describes the act of burning pastures and killing livestock. Used by the Russians against Napoleon

Scorched-Earth Theory 

300

Napoleon used a blockade to make mainland Europe more self-sufficient 

Continental System 

400

A meeting from representatives of all three estates

Estates-General 

500

An agreement with Pope Pius VII, establishing a relationship between Church and State

Concordat 

Influential People

100

This man was responsible for a lot of death, chaos, and unrest in Europe by his leadership styles 

Napoleon 

200

He was the last King of France before the start of the French Revolution 

King Louis XVI (16)

300

This man was the leader of the Jacobin Party

Maximillian Robespierre 

400

This was the King who allowed Napoleon to retake his throne after being exiled 

Louis XVIII (18th)

500

Who was King Louis XVI's wife, and what was her nickname? 

Marie Antoinette 

"Madame Deficit" 

Events

100

All members of the 3rd estate took an oath to not leave until they came up with a constitution 

Tennis Court Oath 

200

Angry mobsters killed prison guards, parading streets with heads on spikes

Is a holiday in France

Storming the Bastille 

300

Napoleon raised an army in less than a year to get absolutely destroyed by allied forces

Battle of Leipzig 

400

Name the two places, in order, of where Napoleon got exiled to

1). Elba

2). St. Helena 

500

While in Russia, Napoleon fought a battle near Moscow that lost him roughly 30,000 men. What city was it in?

Borodino 

Three Estates

100

List the percentages of the population of all three estates

1st: <1%

2nd: 2%

3rd: 98%

200

List the types of people in each estate

1st: Clergy

2nd: Nobility

3rd: Everyone else 

300

Why did the Third Estate agree so much with Enlightenment ideas?

The Enlightenment focused on the "common man" 

400

Another name for the Third Estate

National Assembly

500

What year did the Estates-General meet? 

(HINT: Knowing the French Revolution ended in 1799)

1789

Other info

100

These ideas were moving people away from the Church, causing conflict in the 1st Estate

Enlightenment Ideas 

200

Arguably Napoleon's biggest mistake was this

Invading Russia in the winter 

300

This document was written with influence of the American Revolution (WHOLE NAME)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen 

400

This term means "restored the situation as it was before war"

Status quo ante bellum

500

Name the TWO specific countries that wanted to support France's monarchy 

Austria and Prussia