French Revolution 1
The number of estates under the Ancien Regime
What is three?
The type of ruler Napoleon was
What was an autocratic emperor?
This person became Emperor of France after the French Revolution
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
King Louis XVI (16) wife's name
Who was Marie Antoinette?
The estate that made up 95% of the population
What was the third estate?
The following rights was NOT included in the Napoleonic Code
What was women's rights?
The group of people that made up the majority of the Third estate
Who were peasants or common folk?
The 10 year period from 1789-1799 in France is called
What is the French Revolution?
Napoleon was finally defeated at this famous battle
What was the Battle of Waterloo?
The incident sparked the French Revolution
What is the storming the Bastille?
It was the engine of terror
What is the guillotine?
The reason members of the 3rd Estate stormed the Bastille
What were to get ammunition/weapons?
Maximilian Robespierre
The Committee of Public Safety.
This was the radical political party that sat on the left side of the Legislative Assembly.
Who were the Jacobins?
Maintaining this would be the goal of the Congress of Vienna.
What is Balance of Power
Name an event caused Napoleon's empire to crumble
What are:
1. Invasion of Russia
2. The Battle of Waterloo
3. Continental System
This is what the Congress of Vienna said they were restoring by putting the old rulers back on the thrones of Europe.
What is Legitimacy
Napoleon established a rule of law known as the
What were Napoleonic codes?
The leader of the Jacobin's during the Reign of Terror
Who was Maximilian Robespierre?
Napoleon controlled much of Europe, except, ___
What is Great Britain?
The three parts to the French motto
What were liberty, equality, and fraternity?
This was the legislative assembly of France at the beginning of the French Revolution.
What was the Estates General?
The issues that were a significant cause of the French Revolution
What were
1. high taxes
2. enlightenment ideas
3. No food
4. wanted a change in how people were governed
This was the peace keeping organization set up at the Congress of Vienna to suppress any uprisings in Europe that supported the ideals of the French Revolution.
What was the Concert of Europe?
What was the main aim of the draft constitution?
What is to limit the power of the monarch?