Old Order
This French phrase describes the "old order"
ancien regime
This, known as the beginning of the French Revolution, is where the Third Estate gathered in a separate room promising to create their own government
The Tennis Court Oath
This was the assembly of members of all three estates that King Louis XVI called to a meeting before the French Revolution
The Estates General
This is the device that was used to execute political adversaries during the French Revolution
The guillotine
This man was able to seize power from the Directory and quickly became similar to an emperor / king as his power grew
Napoleon Bonaparte
This was the social class in France that paid most of the taxes
The Third Estate
The Third Estate established this as the first elected legislature of the French Revolution
The National Assembly
She was the wife of King Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
This phrase describes the era of the French Revolution where more than 17k people were executed for being "counterrevolutionaries"
The Reign of Terror
This refers to belief in your country, the feelings of patriotism that spread throughout France as Napoleon won wars with nearby European powers
Nationalism
At the time of the French Revolution, he was the King of France
Louis XVI
This document, inspired by Enlightenment thinkers, claimed that all men in France had certain rights
The Declaration of Rights of Man
This was the most radical political group within the French Revolution that wanted to abolish the monarchy and create a republic
The Jacobins
This man, the leader of the Jacobins, was a major decision maker during the Reign of Terror
Maximilian Robespierre
This refers to Napoleon's attempt to reform law so that it treated all French citizens equally
The Napoleonic Codes
The Third Estate was mostly upset that they were forced to do what?
Pay most of the taxes
During this event, members of the National Assembly attempted to free political prisoners and take guns
The Storming of The Bastille
This institution owned most of the land before the French Revolution, and was forced to sell their land and leave the country during the rule of the Legislative Assembly
The Catholic Church
This law enforcement agency was really just a cover for the Jacobins to imprison and execute people they suspected of plotting against the government
The Committee of Public Safety
The first major defeat of Napoleon's army took place when he attempted to invade this place during this season
Russia during the Winter
This phrase represents the times starving French citizens would take to the streets to demand or take food.
Bread Riots
These people were called "the bloodsuckers of the nation who drink the tears of the unfortunate"
Tax Collectors
The King of Prussia and Emperor of Austria issued this statement, threatening to put the King back on the throne in France
The Declaration of Pillnitz
For his commitment to the French Revolution's principles, Robespierre earned this nickname
The incorruptible
What word describes the way Napoleon finally lost power, when he was kicked out of France and forced to live the rest of his life isolated on an island
Exile