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French Revolution History
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1. 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
Republic
Napoleon
Declaration of Plinitz
Nationalism
2. Vow by members of the 3rd estate not to disband until a constitution was written
Tennis Court Oath
Guerrilla Warfare
Republic
Nationalism
3. 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
Congress of Vienna
Blockade
Lafayette
Radical Phase
4. 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.
Moderate Phase
Guerrilla Warfare
Talleyrand
First Estate
5. The middle class
Bourgeoisie
Dr. Guillotin
Secular
Moderate Phase
6. 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.
Tennis Court Oath
Louis XVI
Cahiers
Nepotism
7. A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon. Preserved many of the rights of the people gained by the revolution.
Jacobins
Radical Phase
Necker
Napoleonic Code
8. 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.
Quadruple Alliance
Talleyrand
Third Estate
Plebiscite
9. To give up power
Abdicate
Bastille
Directory
Battle of Trafalgar
10. 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
Bourgeoisie
Metternich
Napoleon
Necker
11. The middle class
Napoleon
Continental System
Bourgeoisie
Age of Napoleon
12. A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon. Preserved many of the rights of the people gained by the revolution.
Metternich
Necker
Guerrilla Warfare
Napoleonic Code
13. 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
Legitimacy
Concordat of 1801
Battle of Trafalgar
14. Third Phase of the French Revolution 1795-1799 & Constitution of 1795 written & Five Man Directory established -Overthrown by Napoleon.
Congress of Vienna
Jacobins
Guerrilla Warfare
The Directory
15. Third Phase of the French Revolution 1795-1799 & Constitution of 1795 written & Five Man Directory established -Overthrown by Napoleon.
Nepotism
Consulate
The Directory
Castlereagh
16. A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
Robespierre
Deficit Spending
Tennis Court Oath
Guerrilla Warfare
17. 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
Tennis Court Oath
National Assembly
Robespierre
Second Estate
18. 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.
Dr. Guillotin
Robespierre
Committee of Public Safety
Consulate
19. Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Abdicate
Nepotism
Necker
Legitimacy
20. 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
Tennis Court Oath
Cahiers
21. 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
Continental System
Deficit Spending
Moderate Phase
Talleyrand
22. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Third Estate
Tri color
Quadruple Alliance
Second Estate
23. First phase of the French Revolution 1789-1791. Moderate Phase that attempted to reform French government and society.
Robespierre
National Assembly Phase
Abdicate
Congress of Vienna
24. List of grievances drawn up by delegates going to the meeting of the estates general
Cahiers
Necker
Marie Antoinette
Legitimacy
25. To give up power
Abdicate
First Estate
Louis XVI
Consulate
26. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Lafayette
Bastille
Nationalism
Congress of Vienna
27. Napoleon's efforts to block foreign trade with England by forbidding Importation of British goods Into Europe.
Continental System
Legitimacy
Directory
Tennis Court Oath
28. Nobles and others who left France during peasant uprisings and who hoped to come back to the old system
Declaration of Plinitz
Second Estate
Directory
29. Phase 3 - A group of 5 men who were given executive control of France following the Reign of Terror
Republic
Directory
Nepotism
National Assembly Phase
30. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Age of Napoleon
Napoleon
Blockade
First Estate
31. 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
Blockade
Tennis Court Oath
Dr. Guillotin
Radical Phase
32. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Second Estate
Radical Phase
Dr. Guillotin
Tennis Court Oath
33. Napoleon's agreement with Catholic Church & Church under state control but recognized religious freedom
Talleyrand
Concordat of 1801
Tri color
National Assembly Phase
34. The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815 & which ended his last bid for power
Waterloo
Third Estate
Consulate
Cahiers
35. 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.
Bourgeoisie
Robespierre
Bastille
Bastille
36. A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Tri color
Great Fear
Consulate
Plebiscite
37. Concerned with worldly rather than religious matters
National Assembly Phase
Secular
Abdicate
Plebiscite
38. 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
Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Guerrilla Warfare
National Assembly
39. 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
Deficit Spending
Radical Phase
Bastille
Guerrilla Warfare
40. A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
Necker
Lafayette
Republic
The Directory
41. French soldier who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War and then commanded the French National Guard during the French Revolution
Lafayette
Committee of Public Safety
Waterloo
Consulate
42. 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.
Necker
Congress of Vienna
Quadruple Alliance
43. Created by the National Convention & 12 people & had almost absolute power & battled to protect the revolution & and prepared France for war by ordering all citizens to join the war-effort & responsible for executing up to 40 &000 French deemed as tr
Committee of Public Safety
Lafayette
Moderate Phase
Castlereagh
44. Red & white & and blue badge worn by members of the National Guard that was eventually adopted as the national flag of France
Moderate Phase
Great Fear
Tri color
Cahiers
45. 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.
Secular
Bourgeoisie
Quadruple Alliance
Tennis Court Oath
46. French diplomat who attended the Congress of Vienna on behalf of King Louis XVIII; He tried to get France the best deal possible
Nationalism
Talleyrand
Napoleon
Suffrage
47. Created by the National Convention & 12 people & had almost absolute power & battled to protect the revolution & and prepared France for war by ordering all citizens to join the war-effort & responsible for executing up to 40 &000 French deemed as tr
Committee of Public Safety
Abdicate
Concordat of 1801
Congress of Vienna
48. Queen of France (wife of Louis XVI) Who was unpopular. Known as 'Madame deficit' due to her lavish spending.
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon
Guerrilla Warfare
49. 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
Bastille
Continental System
Napoleon
50. 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
Legitimacy
Talleyrand
Necker
Great Fear
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