Causes of the French Revolution
Social class making up ~98% of France's population before 1789, paying nearly all taxes with minimal political power.
Third Estate
Napoleon's job before becoming emperor
military leader
Old name of Haiti under French control
Saint-Domingue
Life, Liberty, and Property
John Locke
Exact name of the King who ruled France at the start of the revolution and was later executed
King Louis XVI
Severe shortages of this food caused riots among peasants
Bread
How many times was Napoleon exiled?
2
Date that Haiti declared independence
January 1, 1804
Freedom of Speech
Voltaire
Name of the historical period of the revolution when there were thousands of executions
Reign of terror
The name of the group of all three estates that King Louis asked to meet
Estates General
Country where Napoleon suffered his most devastating military defeat
Russia
Famous leader of the Haitian revolution who was born into slavery before becoming freed later in life
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Social contract between citizens and their government, consent of the governed
Rousseau
Name of the leader who led France for much of the revolution and whose execution ended the most violent part of the Revolution
Robespierre
Wealthy, educated part of the Third Estate (merchants, lawyers, doctors) who used Enlightenment ideas to demand political equality
Bourgeoisie
Napoleon's major legal reform
What Haiti had to give France in order to be officially recognized as an independent country in 1825
Millions of Francs (money)
Absolute rulers to keep order in society
Hobbes
Name of the statement that outlined the rights and freedoms of French citizens at the start of the revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
June 20, 1789 agreement by Third Estate delegates on a royal sports court to not leave until France had a written constitution
Tennis Court Oath
The name of the meeting of royal leaders who decided how Europe should be divided after Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Leader of the Haitian Revolution after Toussaint L'Ouverture, he defeated the French and declared Haiti's independence
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Separation of Powers in government
Montesquieu
Name of the author who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of woman and of the female citizen in response to the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen
Olympe de Gouges