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Napoleon
French Revolution
French Rev. II
Old regime
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100
True or false, Napoleon represented order
Truuuuu
100
What type of government was used in the old regime?
Absolute monarchy
100
Philosophers questioned the power of the ______.
Church.
100
True or false, emperors rule in the old regime
False, absolute monarchs
100
What is Napoleons last name?
Bonaparte
200
True or false, Napoleon was a monarch.
False, he was an emperor
200
How many estates were there in the old regime?
Three
200
True or false, France became bankrupt because of its huge population.
False, because they were fighting wars and were extravagant spenders.
200
True or false, privileged people payed less taxes than other, un-priveliged people.
False, privileged people paid no taxes at all.
200
How many of Napoleons men were left after the invasion of Russia?
10,000
300
What is the name of the popular votes that Napoleon had to determine laws?
Plebiscites
300
Who is made up of the first estate?
Clergy, high ranking members of church. Priveliged
300
The great fear was caused by _______
A shortage of food
300
True or false, the old regime overall caused the French Revolution.
Tru.
300
What were the rich third estate merchants called?
Bourgoise
400
What were Napoleons three critical mistakes that caused his ultimate downfall?
The continental system, the peninsula war, and the invasion of Russia.
400
Who was in the second estate?
Nobility. Priveliged.
400
True or false, Louis XIV built the palace of Versailles.
False, Louis XI did
400
The monarch ruled by ________ right.
Divine right
400
True or false, Rousseu and Voltaire were extremely religious.
False, they were profound enlightenment thinkers
500
What was the name of the island that Napoleon was exiled to?
Elba
500
Frances economy was based on ________.
Agriculture.
500
Where did the people of the third estate draft their constitution?
A tennis court.
500
Who was also known as "queen deficit"
Queen Marie Antoinette
500
In what country did Napoleon put his brother on the throne?
Spain