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French Revolution History
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1. The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815 & which ended his last bid for power
Waterloo
Blockade
National Assembly Phase
Robespierre
2. 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.
Consulate
Talleyrand
Napoleonic Code
First Estate
3. 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.
Bastille
Continental System
Congress of Vienna
Quadruple Alliance
4. A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
Napoleon
Cahiers
Robespierre
Republic
5. First phase of the French Revolution 1789-1791. Moderate Phase that attempted to reform French government and society.
Blockade
Dr. Guillotin
National Assembly Phase
Consulate
6. Napoleon's agreement with Catholic Church & Church under state control but recognized religious freedom
Radical Phase
First Estate
Bourgeoisie
Concordat of 1801
7. First phase of the French Revolution 1789-1791. Moderate Phase that attempted to reform French government and society.
Legitimacy
National Assembly Phase
First Estate
Annex
8. 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.
Age of Napoleon
Napoleonic Code
Louis XVI
Legitimacy
9. 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'
Age of Napoleon
Concordat of 1801
Great Fear
Legitimacy
10. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
First Estate
Blockade
Third Estate
National Assembly
11. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Lafayette
Declaration of Plinitz
Concordat of 1801
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.
Bourgeoisie
Napoleonic Code
Deficit Spending
National Assembly
13. A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Plebiscite
Abdicate
Blockade
Annex
14. List of grievances drawn up by delegates going to the meeting of the estates general
Cahiers
Castlereagh
Nepotism
Napoleon
15. Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Legitimacy
Jacobins
Nepotism
Nationalism
16. Very radical political club that wanted a republic for France Also responsible for the execution of the king
First Estate
Suffrage
Metternich
Jacobins
17. 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
Concordat of 1801
Necker
Nationalism
18. French soldier who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War and then commanded the French National Guard during the French Revolution
Dr. Guillotin
The Directory
Lafayette
Great Fear
19. Government practice of spending more than it takes in from taxes
Age of Napoleon
Waterloo
Annex
Deficit Spending
20. French diplomat who attended the Congress of Vienna on behalf of King Louis XVIII; He tried to get France the best deal possible
Talleyrand
Continental System
Battle of Trafalgar
Robespierre
21. Queen of France (wife of Louis XVI) Who was unpopular. Known as 'Madame deficit' due to her lavish spending.
Louis XVI
Necker
Napoleonic Code
Marie Antoinette
22. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Bastille
Guerrilla Warfare
Nepotism
Legitimacy
23. The political prison and armory stormed on July 14 & 1789 & by Partisian city workers alarmed by the king's concentration of troops at Versailles
Tri color
Bastille
Tennis Court Oath
National Assembly Phase
24. Concerned with worldly rather than religious matters
Secular
Marie Antoinette
Cahiers
Quadruple Alliance
25. 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
Napoleonic Code
Napoleon
26. To add a territory onto an existing state or country
Annex
Plebiscite
Directory
Great Fear
27. 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
Dr. Guillotin
First Estate
Concordat of 1801
National Assembly
28. 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
National Assembly
Second Estate
Lafayette
29. To give up power
Robespierre
Consulate
Tri color
Abdicate
30. 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
Jacobins
Declaration of Plinitz
Concordat of 1801
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
Guerrilla Warfare
Quadruple Alliance
Plebiscite
Congress of Vienna
32. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Legitimacy
Nationalism
Nepotism
33. 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
Deficit Spending
Secular
34. 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
Age of Napoleon
Declaration of Plinitz
35. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Second Estate
Abdicate
Third Estate
Cahiers
36. 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.
Lafayette
Tri color
Necker
Great Fear
37. French diplomat who attended the Congress of Vienna on behalf of King Louis XVIII; He tried to get France the best deal possible
Continental System
Third Estate
Robespierre
Talleyrand
38. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Age of Napoleon
Concordat of 1801
Nationalism
National Assembly Phase
39. Phase 3 - A group of 5 men who were given executive control of France following the Reign of Terror
Robespierre
Continental System
Annex
Directory
40. 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
Tri color
Radical Phase
Annex
Annex
41. 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
Talleyrand
Marie Antoinette
First Estate
Consulate
42. A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
Cahiers
Nepotism
Metternich
Guerrilla Warfare
43. A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Plebiscite
Declaration of Plinitz
First Estate
Abdicate
44. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Declaration of Plinitz
Tennis Court Oath
Moderate Phase
Talleyrand
45. The most influential figure at the Congress of Vienna; wanted to restore the status quo of 1792
Plebiscite
Metternich
Bourgeoisie
Quadruple Alliance
46. 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
Jacobins
Committee of Public Safety
Battle of Trafalgar
First Estate
47. The middle class
National Assembly
Congress of Vienna
Bourgeoisie
Battle of Trafalgar
48. 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
Tri color
Castlereagh
Continental System
49. Napoleon's efforts to block foreign trade with England by forbidding Importation of British goods Into Europe.
Continental System
Dr. Guillotin
Bourgeoisie
Lafayette
50. Red & white & and blue badge worn by members of the National Guard that was eventually adopted as the national flag of France
Tri color
Directory
Republic
Secular