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Reign of Terror
The Empire
100
The king of France prior to the Revolution
Who is King Louis XVI
100
A promise made by a group that vowed to continue working until a new constitution was written
What is the Tennis Court Oath
100
Means "to overthrow the government."
What is coup d'etat
100
This group was given broad powers to defend France from all threats, domestic and foreign
What is the Committee of Public Safety
100
The island off the coast of Tuscany where Napoleon was first exiled.
What is Elba
200
The queen of France prior to the revolution.
Who is Marie Antoinette
200
Group of poor rebels that proudly wore long pants
Who are the "sans-culottes"
200
This estate was the only one to pay taxes.
What is the Third Estate
200
Used by revolutionaries to execute opponents
What is the guillotine
200
The island to which Napoleon was finally exiled after his defeat in 1815
What is St. Helena
300
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety.
What is Maximilien Robespierre
300
Thousands of armed women descended on the palace and forced Louis XVI to accept this group's decrees.
What is the National Assembly.
300
Napoleon gave promotions within his empire based on
What is merit
300
She fought for equal rights for women
What is Olympe de Gouges
300
This country was able to defeat Napoleon by burning their own villages and countryside.
Who are the Russians
400
Overthrew the Directory and established the French Empire
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
400
The storming of this place marks the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille
400
Radical group, which included the sans-culottes that protested and rioted in Paris
What is the Paris Commune
400
Name of the group that made decisions during the Reign of Terror
What is the Committee of Public Safety.
400
The location of Napoleons final defeat in 1815
What is Waterloo
500
Defeated Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo.
Who is the Duke of Wellington
500
The name of the French tax
What is taille
500
Government overthrown by Napoleon
What is the Directory
500
During which two years did the Reign of Terror take place?
What is 1793-94
500
The final city that Napoleon tried to take but was burned and stripped before his arrival
What is Moscow