The palace near Paris that was built by Louis XIV
What is the Versailles
Used his military success to rise to power after the French Revolution.
What is Napoleon
This Cause of the French Revolution was shared with the American Revolution
What is high/unfair taxes on the Third Estate only
Military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy
What is Scorched-Earth Policy
Body of French civil laws that reflected Enlightenment ideas and principles and reformed the legal code
What is Napoleonic Code
Commoners were part of this estate
What is the Third Estate
A highlight of the Reign of Terror was the execution of this hated royal woman
What is Marie Antoinette
Working-class man or woman who made the French Revolution more radical
Who were the sans-culotte
What is the Enlightenment
Many people saw the _________ as a symbol of tyranny.
What is bastille
This group made up the First Estate
What is Clergy
A radical political club during the revolution
What is Jacobins
Executed for demanding equal rights for French women
What is Olympe de Gouges
Harsh winters and rise in population led to
What is lack of food and starvation
To add territory to an existing state or country
What is annex
This group of merchants, lawyers and bankers made up the higher end of the Third Estate. Made up the French middle class.
What is Bourgeosie
Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution
Served as voice for the moderates and head of the French National Guard who fought alongside George Washington
What is Marquis de Layette
Written when the Third Estate vowed to continue to meet and write a new French Constitution
What is the Tennis Court Oath