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French Revolution History
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1. 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
Third Estate
First Estate
Lafayette
2. Nobles and others who left France during peasant uprisings and who hoped to come back to the old system
Legitimacy
Jacobins
Nationalism
3. 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
Nationalism
National Assembly Phase
Talleyrand
4. 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
Cahiers
Abdicate
Waterloo
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.
Radical Phase
Castlereagh
Quadruple Alliance
Great Fear
6. 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
Tri color
Congress of Vienna
National Assembly Phase
7. 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
Louis XVI
Annex
Marie Antoinette
Necker
8. 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
Continental System
Dr. Guillotin
Quadruple Alliance
National Assembly
9. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Talleyrand
Lafayette
Legitimacy
Annex
10. French soldier who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War and then commanded the French National Guard during the French Revolution
Cahiers
Lafayette
Talleyrand
Napoleonic Code
11. 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.
Metternich
Annex
Quadruple Alliance
Age of Napoleon
12. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Tri color
Napoleon
Concordat of 1801
Legitimacy
13. 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.
Third Estate
Waterloo
Continental System
Declaration of Plinitz
14. Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Age of Napoleon
Concordat of 1801
Waterloo
Nepotism
15. Third Phase of the French Revolution 1795-1799 & Constitution of 1795 written & Five Man Directory established -Overthrown by Napoleon.
Secular
Louis XVI
Castlereagh
The Directory
16. To give up power
Abdicate
Committee of Public Safety
Metternich
Annex
17. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Cahiers
Declaration of Plinitz
Napoleonic Code
Marie Antoinette
18. 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
Marie Antoinette
Second Estate
Nationalism
Radical Phase
19. Napoleon's agreement with Catholic Church & Church under state control but recognized religious freedom
Guerrilla Warfare
Concordat of 1801
Radical Phase
Consulate
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.
Blockade
Castlereagh
Battle of Trafalgar
Talleyrand
21. The most influential figure at the Congress of Vienna; wanted to restore the status quo of 1792
Metternich
Napoleon
Republic
Marie Antoinette
22. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Second Estate
Napoleonic Code
Marie Antoinette
Blockade
23. 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
Directory
Abdicate
Consulate
Plebiscite
24. To add a territory onto an existing state or country
Annex
Abdicate
Tri color
Congress of Vienna
25. The middle class
Bourgeoisie
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Jacobins
26. 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
Age of Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Lafayette
27. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Age of Napoleon
Nepotism
Nationalism
Second Estate
28. The right to vote
National Assembly Phase
Suffrage
Guerrilla Warfare
Bastille
29. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Bourgeoisie
Committee of Public Safety
Lafayette
Declaration of Plinitz
30. To give up power
First Estate
Bastille
Abdicate
National Assembly Phase
31. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Legitimacy
Directory
Nationalism
Second Estate
32. 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
Great Fear
Napoleon
Deficit Spending
Blockade
33. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Nepotism
Marie Antoinette
Second Estate
Concordat of 1801
34. The panic and insecurity that struck French peasants in the summer of 1789 and led to their widespread destruction of manor houses and feudal documents.
Suffrage
Great Fear
Plebiscite
Republic
35. A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
Tennis Court Oath
Suffrage
Second Estate
Republic
36. The political prison and armory stormed on July 14 & 1789 & by Partisian city workers alarmed by the king's concentration of troops at Versailles
Great Fear
Nepotism
Legitimacy
Bastille
37. The political prison and armory stormed on July 14 & 1789 & by Partisian city workers alarmed by the king's concentration of troops at Versailles
Bastille
Age of Napoleon
Legitimacy
Secular
38. French diplomat who attended the Congress of Vienna on behalf of King Louis XVIII; He tried to get France the best deal possible
Talleyrand
Tri color
Concordat of 1801
Great Fear
39. Napoleon's efforts to block foreign trade with England by forbidding Importation of British goods Into Europe.
Moderate Phase
Lafayette
Continental System
Robespierre
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.
Deficit Spending
Consulate
Robespierre
Necker
41. A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
Third Estate
Guerrilla Warfare
Congress of Vienna
42. 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
Napoleonic Code
Bourgeoisie
Dr. Guillotin
43. Fourth phase of the Revolution 1799-1815. Napoleon overthrows the Directory & establishes the Consulate & names himself 1st consul then 'consul for life' & eventually becomes 'Emperor of the French'
Continental System
Age of Napoleon
Republic
The Directory
44. The middle class
Suffrage
Guerrilla Warfare
Bourgeoisie
Radical Phase
45. 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
Secular
Congress of Vienna
Louis XVI
Waterloo
46. The right to vote
Third Estate
Talleyrand
Suffrage
Battle of Trafalgar
47. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Bastille
Lafayette
Blockade
Dr. Guillotin
48. Queen of France (wife of Louis XVI) Who was unpopular. Known as 'Madame deficit' due to her lavish spending.
Marie Antoinette
Radical Phase
Secular
Directory
49. A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Plebiscite
Suffrage
First Estate
Bastille
50. 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.
Louis XVI
Age of Napoleon
National Assembly
Suffrage