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| How many estates were there in the French government? | 3 |
| Who made up the 1st estate? | Clergy |
| Who made up the 2nd estate? | Nobles |
| Who made up the 3rd estate? | Everyone else |
| Who paid all the taxes in French society? | 3rd estate |
| Who made up the majority of French society? | 3rd estate |
| What two issues were the 3rd estate upset about? | Voting and taxes |
| What problems were plagueing France before the revolution? | Large deficit spending, bad harvests, debts from the American Revolution and Seven Years War |
| Government spends more money than it takes in | deficit spending |
| levels of French society | estates |
| Name of the government in France | Estates General |
| What action does the 3rd estate take when it is locked out of the Estates General meeting | They meet next to the palace |
| What is the name of the palace where the king and queen live | Versailles |
| Oath the people of the 3rd estate take to meet until they have written a Constitution | Tennis Cour Oath |
| What event marks the beginning of the revolution | Stroming of the Bastille |
| What was the Bastille? | Prison |
| What does the 3rd estate right to protect the rights of citizens from the king | Declaration of the Rights of Man |
| Who was not included in the Rights of Man | Women |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man is like what 2 US documents | Decalartion of Independence and US Constitution |
| Who was the queen of France during the revolution | Marie Antonoinette |
| Why was the queen disliked | She was from Austria and spent a lot of money |
| Why did she marry King Louie XVI | Alliance between Austria and France |
| Who was king before the revolution | King Louie XVI |
| Was Louie XVI well liked | No |
| How was Louie XVI perceived as a king | Was not liked, didn't want to be king, immature |
| When the king and queen are brought to Paris what do they attempt ot do | Escape France and go to Austria |
| What happens when they try to escape | They are caught, tried as a traitor and sentenced to death |
| How did Europe respond to the French Revolution | Supported it at first, but disliked it when it became violent |
| How does the French Revolution compare to the American Revolution | American Revolution was much less violent and it was not within its own population |
| The monarchy was abolished and what type of government was set up | French Republic |
| What fate does King Louie XVI meet | Guiolltine |
| What was the killing tool that was specific to the French Revolution | Guiollitine |
| What leader of the revolution was very readical | Marat |
| What did Marat think was needed to achieve the goals of the revolution | Violence |
| What fate did Marat meet? | Stab in the bathtub |
| Who did not want the revolution to be violent, but later turned to violence once he gains control | Robespierre |
| Who was known as the incorruptible | Robespierre |
| What fate does Reobespierre meet | Guiollitined |
| The time period from September 1793 to July 1794 was known as what | Reign of Terror |
| Who lead the Reign of Terror | Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety |
| How many people were killed during the Reign of Terror | 17,000 |
| Who rises to power after the Reign of Terror | Napoleon |
| Where was Napoleon born | Corsica, island in the Mediterranean |
| Who did Napoleon fight battles against in Egypt while in the military | Britain |
| Why doesn't Napoleon allow the Pope to crown him when he becomes king | It would show the Pope was higher than him |
| What is the name of his law code | Napoleonic Code |
| Where is Napoleon stopped in his conquering of Europe | Russia |
| Why is Napoleon defeated in Russia | Scorched-Earth Policy |
| What is Scorched-Earth Policy | Russian army burned fields and villages as they retreated across the country which limited Napoleon's supplies |
| What event worked against Napoleon in Russia | Soldiers weren't prepared for the cold weather |
| Once Napoleon is defeated in Russia he loses power and French people remove him to what isladn | Elba |
| Why is sending Napoleon to Elba a bad idea | It is close to Europe and he is able to escape and reenter Europe |
| Where does Napoleon final defeat occur | Battle of Waterloo, by the Duke of Wellington who lead a combined force |
| Bourgeoisie | Merchants, bankers and industrialist |
| Coup d'etat | Sudden overthrow of the government |
