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French Revolution History
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1. Napoleon's agreement with Catholic Church & Church under state control but recognized religious freedom
Republic
Napoleon
Concordat of 1801
Suffrage
2. Napoleon's efforts to block foreign trade with England by forbidding Importation of British goods Into Europe.
Declaration of Plinitz
Age of Napoleon
Concordat of 1801
Continental System
3. Phase 4 - government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799 & with Napoleon as first consul in control of the entire government
Napoleonic Code
National Assembly Phase
Consulate
Annex
4. A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
Republic
Annex
Metternich
5. British prime minister Who was the representative at the Congress of Vienna who sought a European balance of power & in which no single state or combination of states would dominate Europe.
Nepotism
Deficit Spending
Castlereagh
Necker
6. List of grievances drawn up by delegates going to the meeting of the estates general
Cahiers
Declaration of Plinitz
Metternich
Plebiscite
7. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Second Estate
Robespierre
Talleyrand
Napoleonic Code
8. Napoleon's agreement with Catholic Church & Church under state control but recognized religious freedom
Necker
Concordat of 1801
National Assembly Phase
Waterloo
9. A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17 & 1789 & to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people
Waterloo
Deficit Spending
National Assembly
Napoleonic Code
10. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Declaration of Plinitz
Great Fear
Third Estate
Blockade
11. Very radical political club that wanted a republic for France Also responsible for the execution of the king
Legitimacy
Quadruple Alliance
Jacobins
Waterloo
12. The right to vote
Cahiers
Suffrage
Robespierre
Consulate
13. Very radical political club that wanted a republic for France Also responsible for the execution of the king
Jacobins
Tri color
Napoleonic Code
The Directory
14. Introduced the Guillotine as a more humane way of beheading & Equality of Punishment
Great Fear
Guerrilla Warfare
Dr. Guillotin
Tennis Court Oath
15. Alliance between Prussia & Austria & Russia & and Great Britain. Pledged to act together to maintain balance of power and suppress revolutionary uprisings following the French Revolution.
Radical Phase
Quadruple Alliance
Moderate Phase
Radical Phase
16. Largest of the Three Estates & made up of Bourgeoisie & Peasants & and Urban Workers. Had the least money and power but paid the virtually all of the taxes.
Continental System
Tennis Court Oath
Jacobins
Third Estate
17. Nobles and others who left France during peasant uprisings and who hoped to come back to the old system
Nepotism
Committee of Public Safety
Age of Napoleon
18. Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Radical Phase
Committee of Public Safety
Nepotism
Concordat of 1801
19. They consisted of the Roman Catholic Clergy; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes. Made up less than 1% of the French population.
Napoleonic Code
First Estate
Blockade
Moderate Phase
20. French soldier who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War and then commanded the French National Guard during the French Revolution
Lafayette
Waterloo
Bastille
21. British prime minister Who was the representative at the Congress of Vienna who sought a European balance of power & in which no single state or combination of states would dominate Europe.
Lafayette
Castlereagh
Jacobins
National Assembly
22. They consisted of the Roman Catholic Clergy; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes. Made up less than 1% of the French population.
First Estate
Bastille
Guerrilla Warfare
Plebiscite
23. A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
Guerrilla Warfare
Cahiers
National Assembly
Tennis Court Oath
24. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
First Estate
Moderate Phase
Blockade
Cahiers
25. Second phase of the French Revolution 1792-1794 & Radicals gain control of National Assembly becoming the National Convention. The Monarchy is abolished & Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette executed & Committee of Public Safety created & Reign of Terror
Radical Phase
Castlereagh
Concordat of 1801
Jacobins
26. King of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General & due to the French financial crisis. His failure to enact reform would led to the French Revolution. Louis and his wife & Marie Antoinette & were executed in 1793.
Committee of Public Safety
Louis XVI
Bastille
27. French diplomat who attended the Congress of Vienna on behalf of King Louis XVIII; He tried to get France the best deal possible
First Estate
Cahiers
Nepotism
Talleyrand
28. A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
First Estate
Jacobins
Robespierre
Republic
29. Emperor of France; he seized power in a coup d'etat in 1799; he led French armies in conquering much of Europe & placing his relatives in positions of power. Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo & He was exiled on the island of Elba
Battle of Trafalgar
Great Fear
Napoleon
National Assembly Phase
30. Government practice of spending more than it takes in from taxes
Jacobins
Committee of Public Safety
Tri color
Deficit Spending
31. A series of meetings in 1814-1815 & during which the European leaders sought to establish long-lasting peace & restore balance of power & protect the system of monarchy
Moderate Phase
Quadruple Alliance
Congress of Vienna
Continental System
32. Financial expert of Louis XVI & he advised Louis to reduce court spending & tax the first and second estates & abolish tariffs on internal trade in order to avoid bankruptcy
Abdicate
Necker
Quadruple Alliance
Robespierre
33. The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815 & which ended his last bid for power
Battle of Trafalgar
Waterloo
Marie Antoinette
Legitimacy
34. Third Phase of the French Revolution 1795-1799 & Constitution of 1795 written & Five Man Directory established -Overthrown by Napoleon.
Cahiers
The Directory
Republic
Quadruple Alliance
35. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Lafayette
Nationalism
Concordat of 1801
Second Estate
36. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Metternich
The Directory
Legitimacy
Blockade
37. Napoleon's efforts to block foreign trade with England by forbidding Importation of British goods Into Europe.
Blockade
Continental System
Declaration of Plinitz
Cahiers
38. Alliance between Prussia & Austria & Russia & and Great Britain. Pledged to act together to maintain balance of power and suppress revolutionary uprisings following the French Revolution.
Blockade
Congress of Vienna
Marie Antoinette
Quadruple Alliance
39. A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
Guerrilla Warfare
Plebiscite
Radical Phase
Necker
40. A French political leader of the 18th century. A Jacobin & a radical leader of the French Revolution. Headed the Committee of Public Safety & responsible for the Reign of Terror & was later executed.
Bastille
Suffrage
Robespierre
Plebiscite
41. Emperor of France; he seized power in a coup d'etat in 1799; he led French armies in conquering much of Europe & placing his relatives in positions of power. Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo & He was exiled on the island of Elba
Napoleon
The Directory
National Assembly Phase
Committee of Public Safety
42. Phase 3 - A group of 5 men who were given executive control of France following the Reign of Terror
Bourgeoisie
Committee of Public Safety
Suffrage
Directory
43. An 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson. Ended Napoleon's plans to invade Britain.
Battle of Trafalgar
Continental System
Deficit Spending
44. To give up power
Nepotism
Necker
Committee of Public Safety
Abdicate
45. Nobles and others who left France during peasant uprisings and who hoped to come back to the old system
Legitimacy
Consulate
Abdicate
46. To add a territory onto an existing state or country
Annex
The Directory
Republic
Dr. Guillotin
47. First Phase of French Revolution. 1789-1791. Key points: Tennis Court Oath & Storming the Bastille & the Declaration of the Rights of Man & Civil Constitution of the Clergy & Constitution of 1791
Moderate Phase
Tri color
Blockade
48. Phase 4 - government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799 & with Napoleon as first consul in control of the entire government
Consulate
Jacobins
First Estate
Bourgeoisie
49. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Waterloo
Lafayette
Legitimacy
Cahiers
50. A French political leader of the 18th century. A Jacobin & a radical leader of the French Revolution. Headed the Committee of Public Safety & responsible for the Reign of Terror & was later executed.
Robespierre
Metternich
Waterloo
Quadruple Alliance