Considered a humane form of execution during the French Revolution
What is the guillotine?
100
Pride in one's country.
What is nationalism?
100
95% of France's population in the late 18th Century.
What is the Third Estate?
100
Wife of Louis XVI
Who is Marie Antoinette?
100
Describe two causes of France's economic crisis.
What is deficit spending, expensive wars, large debt, poor agricultural yield.
200
The French middle class.
What is the bourgeoisie?
200
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?
200
Architect of the Reign of Terror
Who is Robespierre?
200
The legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates.
What is the Estates General?
200
Napoleon was unable to conquer this large European country.
What is Russia?
300
This estate was made up of the nobility.
What is the second estate?
300
To give up or step down from power.
What is abdicate?
300
Working class faction during the French Revolution
Who are the San Culottes?
300
This group was created during the radical phase of the French Revolution by the National Convention to bring order to France and ensure the continuation of the revolution.
What is the Committee of Public Safety?
300
To add territory to an existing country
What is an annex?
400
The Old Order French society in which France was divided into three social classes.
What is the ancien regime?
400
This type of government was created under the National Assembly.
What is a limited monarchy?
400
Who made Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette leave Versailles and return to Paris?
What is a bunch of angry women that wanted bread and food for their children.
400
Spending more money than you have.
What is deficit spending?
400
Napoleon used the Continental System to try and conquer this country.
What is Great Britain?
500
Popular vote by ballot.
What is a plebiscite?
500
Group of laws reflecting principles of the enlightenment.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
500
Who were two conflicting factions during the French Revolution?
What is the Sans Culottes and the Jacobins?
500
He was a role model for moderate Jacobins and served with George Washington during the American Revolution.
Who is Lafayette?
500
After the meeting of the Estates General, this group was created by the Third Estate to be the voice of the people.