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Napoleon
100
French society before the Revolution was set up in this system.
What is the Estate System?
100
This group made up the 1st Estate. They held most of the land and paid very little in taxes.
What is the CLERGY (Church)?
100
The storming of this prison sparked the Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
100
This document declares that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights," and is similiar to the Declaration of Independedence.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
100
Napoleon believed that his greatest work was this comprehensive system of laws.
What is The Napoleonic Code?
200
Economic problems grew due to spending in wars with this country.
What is Britain?
200
This group made up the 2nd Estate. They made up a very small portion of the population and paid virtually no taxes.
Who are the NOBLES?
200
When women rioted because of bread cost, they found the king in this city.
What is Versailles?
200
This is the term used to define the king's power after the changes made by a new constitution in September 1791.
What is Limited Monarchy?
200
Sending a message about his authority over France, Napoleon was crowned in this way.
What is crowned himself?
300
These new set of ideas further encouraged the French to seek freedom.
What is the Enlightenment?
300
The Third Estate paid this much of their income in taxes as well as payments to the church and the nobles.
What is half of their income?
300
The king and queen were taken prisoner and kept in this city.
What is Paris?
300
When the Legislative Assembly split into three different groups, this one sat on the left.
Who are the radicals?
300
This system set up blockades preventing trade and communication between Europe and Britain.
What is the Continental System?
400
Because of their spending, the King and Queen pushed France further into debt. What was Marie Antoinette's nickname?
What is Madame Deficit?
400
The third Estate broke up and formed this new government body. The Estates General was no more. This was formed.
What is the National Assembly
400
The king and queen tried to escape. They were caught after someone recognized the king from this item.
What is a French bank note (currency)?
400
What was the nickname of the guillotine?
What is the National Razor.
400
Napoleon set up these government-run public schools.
What are lycees?
500
This was the staple of the French diet. Bad harvests gave way to its cost skyrocketing.
What is bread?
500
What were the small businessmen of the 3rd Estate known as?
What is the Bourgoisie.
500
Violent demonstrations perpetrated by the Sans Coulottes during the 9th month.
What are the September Massacres?
500
These two countries strongly urged France to restore Louis's power. Eventually, they would find themselves at war with France.
What is Austria and Prussia?
500
Napoleon's invasion of this country is said to be his most disastrous mistake.
What is Russia?