19.1 The French Revolution Begins
What percentage of people belonged to the First and Second Estates?
2-3%
What years did the "Reign of Terror" take place?
1793-1794
When did Napoleon seize control of the government?
1799; end of the directory.
Who was the most outspoken leader of the Council of Vienna (1814-1815)?
Klemens Von Metternich of Austria
July 14th 1789 marks the beginning of the French Revolution....what is it called?
Bastille Day
What technology represented a symbol of the most radical part of the Revolution? (nicknamed "The National Razor")
The Guillotine
In 1803 Napoleon needed money to pay for the ongoing wars in Europe so he.......
Sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States for 15 million (over 300 million today)
What was the most important goal of the Congress of Vienna?
To restore European boundaries prior to the French Revolution and restore power to monarchs.
What does the Declaration of the Rights of Man describe?
"All me are born and remain free and equal in rights"
What dilemma did moderates and radicals have after Austria threatened to "burn down Paris"?
What to do with King Louis XVI.
Why was the Battle of Trafalgar significant in Napoleon's conquests?
It proved that he could not invade Britain after losing.
Leaders of the Congress of Vienna wanted to ______ France after the leadership of Napoleon's conquests.
Weaken.
What did the Women's March on Versailles hope to achieve?
They wanted the King to distribute bread from the palace to the stores and to leave Versailles to see the conditions of Paris
Why did peasants oppose the ideals of the French Revolution the most?
Peasants were devoutly Catholic and the revolutionaries shifted church power and property to the state.
What major accomplishments did Napoleon achieve during peacetime?
-Establish Public Schools
-Set up a comprehensive system of laws (Napoleonic Code)
-Established a more fair tax code
What was the Concert of Europe (1815)?
An alliance between the countries in the Congress of Vienna to defend each other if revolutions broke out.
In what way did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?
They believed in Enlightenment ideals of the 17th century.
Following the establishment of the Cult of the Supreme Being, what group opposed Maximillian Robespierre and how did they put an end to his rule?
His fellow Revolutionaries voted to end his reign by sending him to the guillotine.
Why would Napoleon be considered for and against the ideals of the Revolution?
He implemented some progressive reforms in the Napoleonic Code (pro revolutionary) but consolidated power by making himself emperor of France (pro monarch)
Which three members of the Congress of Vienna made up the "Holy Alliance"?
Czar Alexander I of Russia, Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia.