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Who was the King of France at the start of the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
What social class made up the majority of the French population and paid the most taxes before the Revolution?
Third Estate
What meeting of the three social estates in 1789 marked the beginning of the political upheaval?
Estates-General
What country was Napoleon originally from?
Corsica
What word means a sudden overthrow of government?
Coup d'état
Which queen was known for her lavish spending and was executed during the Revolution?
Marie Antoinette
What financial crisis contributed heavily to the French Revolution?
Aiding the American Revolution
What governing body replaced the monarchy in the early phase of the Revolution?
National Assembly
In 1799, Napoleon overthrew the Directory in a coup d'état and established what?
Consulate
What term refers to the wealthy middle class in France?
Bourgeoisie
Who was the radical Jacobin leader during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
What was the name of the document that demanded equality and was inspired by Enlightenment ideas?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
What phase of the Revolution was marked by mass executions in the form of the guillotine?
Reign of Terror
In what year did Napoleon crown himself Emperor?
1804
What name was given to radical revolutionaries who wore long pants instead of knee breeches?
Sans-culottes
What military leader eventually took power after the Revolution and crowned himself emperor?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What event involving a prison is considered the symbolic start of the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille
What group was responsible for leading the Reign of Terror?
Committee of Public Safety
What major legal reform did Napoleon establish across France?
Napoleonic Code
What was the name of the French revolutionary calendar that started Year I with the abolition of the monarchy?
French Republican Calendar
What Enlightenment philosopher’s ideas heavily influenced revolutionary thinking in France?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, or Montesquieu
What economic system (tied to feudalism) kept peasants tied to landowners and contributed to inequality?
Ancien Régime
What event marked the official end of the monarchy in France?
Execution of King Louis XVI
What battle marked Napoleon’s final defeat in 1815?
Battle of Waterloo
Around how many people were executed during the Reign of Terror?
16,000 to 40,000