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| Two causes of the French Revolution? | 1) Social inequality; 2) Economic problems |
| France was divided into three orders, or... | Estates |
| They made up the 1st Estate? | Clergy |
| A tax collector? | Talille |
| They made up the 2nd Estate and held many of the leading positions in the state? | Nobility |
| They made up most of the 3rd Estate? | Commoners |
| Aristocratic privileges were called? | Relics of Feudalism |
| Merchants, teachers, and other professional in the 3rd Estate were called? | Bourgeoisie |
| Because of the financial trouble of France, Louis XVI was forced to call a meeting of the French parliament, which had not met since 1614. | Estates-General |
| The two estates that were exempt from taxation? | 1st & 2nd |
| What did the 3rd estate want the government to do concerning taxation? | Abolish the tax exemptions of the clergy & nobility |
| When the king refused the demands of the 3rd estate concerning taxation, they reacted by calling themselves? | National Assembly |
| When the National Assembly was locked out of their meeting place they decided to meet here? | Tennis Court |
| What was the name of the oath that the members of the National Assembly swore to? | Tennis Court Oath |
| The Commoners stormed a royal armory & prison called? | Bastille |
| She refused to accept the exclusion of women from political rights? | Olympe de Gourges |
| What impact did the revolution have on church reforms? | 1) Church land was seized; 2) Bishops & Priests were elected by the people & paid by the state |
| Why did the monarchs from Austria & Prussia become concerned about the French Revolution? | Feared that a revolution could begin in their empire |
| When radicals lost faith in the Legislative Assembly, they formed the .... | Paris Commune |
| Members of the Paris Commune called themselves _?_, or ordinary people. | Sans-culottes |
| The Sans-culottes sought revenge upon whom? | Those who aided the king |
| A radical leader who argued that the poor had a right to take from the poor? | Jean-Paul Marat |
| Dissenting groups? | Factions |
| This faction wanted to execute the king? | Urban Mountain |
| This faction wanted to keep the king alive? | Rural Girondins |
| When foreign monarchies threatened to invade France, the national convention of France formed this organization? | Committee of Public Safety |
| He led the Committee of Public Safety after Danton? | Maximilien Robespierre |
| Nickname of Robespierre? | "The Incorruptible" |
| Period of time where the Committee & Convention tried to defend France from foreign & domestic threats was called? | Reign of Terror |
| During the Reign of Terror, these two cities suffered the most? | Lyon & Nantes |
| The French gained this territorial possession when it pushed the countries invading France back across the Rhine River? | Austrian Netherlands |
| What led to the execution of Robespierre? | He wanted to continue the reign of terror |
| The council of Elders elected an executive body called the .... | Directory |
| The peirod of the Directory was one of .... | Corruption |
| A sudden overthrow of the government? | Coup d'etat |
| Who led the coup d'etat in France? | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Napoleon was born on this Mediterranean island? | Corsica |
| Napoleon held absolute power in a new government called the ... | Consulate |
| What agreement(s) did Napoleon make with the Catholic Church? | Catholicism would become the official religion in most of France but the church would not regain their land that was seized |
| Napoleon's most famous domestic achievement | Civil Code |
| What impact did the Civil Code have on women? | Limited their rights even further |
| In Napoleon's government, promotion was based on ... | Ability |
| Napoleon's military force was called? | Grand Army |
| List the three parts of the French Empire under Napoleon? | a) French Republic, b) Dependent states, c) Allied states |
| Part of the empire that Napoleon's relatives ruled? | Dependent states |
| Par of Napoleon's empire that was forced to join him in war against Britain? | Allied States |
| This battle ended Napoleon's dream of invading Britain? | Trafalgar |
| Loyalty to a region or country? | Nationalism |
| Two causes that led to the collapse of Napoleon's Empire? | 1) Survival of Great Britain, 2) Nationalism |
| The Grand Army consisted of _____(number) soldiers when it invaded Russia? | 600,000 |
| What military strategy did the Russians use when Napoleon invaded? | Retreated burning/destroying everything in sight |
| When Napoleon decided to leave Russian, it was called the ___. | Great Retreat |
| Napoleon was exiled to this island after his first major defeat? | Elba |
| What allowed Napoleon to return to power in 1815? | Louis XVIII had little support |
| Napoleon was defeated by British & Prussian forces in this battle? | Battle at Waterloo |
| Louis XVIII restored this monarchy? | Bourbon |
