French Revolution 1
How many estates were there in the Old Regime
What is 3.
How did the national assembly attempt to limit the monarchy?
A constitution.
Who became Emperor of France via coup d'etat?
Who is Napoleon.
List at least 1 of 3 philosophers who inspired the French Revolution
Who is John Locke, Jean Rousseau, and Montesquieu.
France's biggest tax was called?
Taille
What are two issues that caused the French Revolution?
What is high taxes, Enlightenment ideas, unbalanced social hierarchy, lavish lifestyle of the elite
Who was the leader of the Jacobin's during the Reign of Terror?
What is Maximilian de Robespierre.
What is the 10 year period from 1789-1799 in France called?
What is the French Revolution.
What estate made up 98% of the population
What is the third estate
Napoleon established a rule of law known as the?
What is the Napoleonic code?.
Who defeats Napoleon at Waterloo?
Duke of Wellington
Name a way that Napoleon brought order back to France.
Strict laws, brought some of the church back, gave nobility their titles back.
What incident sparked the Revolution.
What is Storming the Bastille
What group of people made up the majority of the Third estate?
Who are peasants?
The unique cultural identity of people based on common language, religion and national symbols is called?
Nationalism
What group did the Declaration of Right exclude?
What is women.
What did the Tennis Court Oath pledge??
What is not to leave until a Constitution was written
What did the French Revolution of 1789 stand for (motto)?
What is the idea of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
What was the name given to the French document establishing rights for all MEN in France??
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
A group of people who run the government from day to day are called?
Bureaucracy
Why did members of the National Assembly storm the Bastille?
What is get ammunition/weapons, free prisoners, and attack something related to the monarchy.
Name an event caused Napoleon's empire to crumble?
What is a deadly retreat through Russia, putting brother on throne of Spain, an attempt to blockade Great Britain.
What are the 5 stages of the French Revolution?
1. National Assembly
2. Limited Monarchy
3. Radicals
4. Directory
5. Napoleon
What was the purpose and outcome of the Women's march
They were upset at the wastefulness of the monarchs. They also wanted the monarchs to actually live amongst the people.
They forced the king and queen to move to Paris.
What is the name given to a form of government where people elect representatives who establish laws for the country"
What is a republic.