Enlightened Thinkers
Social Contract
Who is Rousseau?
The largest percentage of people belonged to what estate?
What is the 3rd estate?
An attempt to overthrow the current government.
What is a coup d'etat.
Crowned himself Emperor of France after a successful coup de'tat
Who is Napoleon?
Why was the Reign of Terror a dark time during the Revolution?
Why were thousands of people were executed?
List at list 1 right mentioned in the Declaration of Rights of Men and Citizen.
What is
Right to life
Freedom of speech
Freedom of opinion
Quality before law
Separation of powers
Who is Montesquieu?
The most significant cause of the French Revolution.
What is economic and social inequality.
The leader of the Jacobin's during the Reign of Terror.
Who is Maximilian de Robespierre?
The 3rd estate is known as the _____________ AFTER the Estates General...
What is the National Assembly?
3 things an absolute monarch believes in
what is Centralized government, Divine Right, Censorship, Powerful Military, One branch of government
Name of the government in place when Napoleon overthrew it.
What is the directory?
Hated people and thought they were evil
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What form of government was challenged during the French Revolution?
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
The 3rd Estate made a promise and refused to leave until there was a new constitution during a time called the...
What is a Tennis Court Oath?
The incident which sparked the Revolution.
(hint) France's equivalent to 4th of July
What is the storming of the Bastille?
The Congress of Vienna was created to...
What is
To balance the power between countries so that no one country had more power than others.
Restore (bring back) monarchies (leadership) in power before Napoleonic wars.
Define Revolution.
What is a great change over a short period of time?
Natural Rights
Who is John Locke?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen excluded which group of people?
Who are women and minorities?
The government meeting called by the king in times of crisis (unfair to third estate ...
What is the Estates General?
French Revolution of 1789 stood for this.
What is the idea of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
The purpose of drafting a constitution in France.
What is to limit the power of the monarch.
National Assembly creates a Limited Constitutional Monarchy.
How many stages are there in the French Revolution?
What is 3 stages?
Women should have same rights as men.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
What caused starvation and inflation to rise in France during the reign of Louis XVI?
What is a bread shortage due to bad weather?
The event caused Napoleon's empire to crumble.
Bonus 500 to tell me the strategy used by the people being attacked
What is the Invasion of Russia (scorched-earth policy).
The Committee of Public Safety was created why?
What is to protect from foreign and domestic threats and prevent people from going against the Revolution?
Another name for the 3rd Estate
What is the Bourgeoisie?
An imperial dictator is
What is an absolute leader who relies on taking over foreign nations?