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French Revolution History
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1. Queen of France (wife of Louis XVI) Who was unpopular. Known as 'Madame deficit' due to her lavish spending.
Dr. Guillotin
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon
2. 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.
Marie Antoinette
Directory
Louis XVI
Bourgeoisie
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
Tri color
Continental System
4. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Second Estate
The Directory
Necker
Congress of Vienna
5. Concerned with worldly rather than religious matters
Talleyrand
Secular
Tri color
Jacobins
6. A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
Tennis Court Oath
Great Fear
Napoleon
Republic
7. 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
Bastille
Radical Phase
Continental System
8. Queen of France (wife of Louis XVI) Who was unpopular. Known as 'Madame deficit' due to her lavish spending.
Marie Antoinette
Second Estate
Suffrage
Plebiscite
9. The most influential figure at the Congress of Vienna; wanted to restore the status quo of 1792
Plebiscite
Republic
Metternich
Guerrilla Warfare
10. French diplomat who attended the Congress of Vienna on behalf of King Louis XVIII; He tried to get France the best deal possible
Talleyrand
National Assembly Phase
Suffrage
11. 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.
Napoleonic Code
Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon
Abdicate
12. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Declaration of Plinitz
Legitimacy
Dr. Guillotin
Necker
13. 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
Moderate Phase
Consulate
Quadruple Alliance
14. 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.
Talleyrand
Battle of Trafalgar
Quadruple Alliance
Tennis Court Oath
15. 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.
Concordat of 1801
Castlereagh
Robespierre
The Directory
16. List of grievances drawn up by delegates going to the meeting of the estates general
Castlereagh
Cahiers
Nationalism
Metternich
17. French soldier who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War and then commanded the French National Guard during the French Revolution
Lafayette
Plebiscite
Continental System
18. Napoleon's agreement with Catholic Church & Church under state control but recognized religious freedom
Nationalism
Plebiscite
Concordat of 1801
Robespierre
19. Phase 3 - A group of 5 men who were given executive control of France following the Reign of Terror
Directory
First Estate
Republic
Abdicate
20. 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
Tri color
Blockade
Republic
21. First phase of the French Revolution 1789-1791. Moderate Phase that attempted to reform French government and society.
Guerrilla Warfare
Napoleonic Code
National Assembly Phase
Nepotism
22. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Legitimacy
Robespierre
Cahiers
Committee of Public Safety
23. First phase of the French Revolution 1789-1791. Moderate Phase that attempted to reform French government and society.
National Assembly Phase
Consulate
Castlereagh
Quadruple Alliance
24. Third Phase of the French Revolution 1795-1799 & Constitution of 1795 written & Five Man Directory established -Overthrown by Napoleon.
Castlereagh
The Directory
Dr. Guillotin
Moderate Phase
25. Vow by members of the 3rd estate not to disband until a constitution was written
Tri color
Tennis Court Oath
Plebiscite
Nationalism
26. Nobles and others who left France during peasant uprisings and who hoped to come back to the old system
Legitimacy
Republic
Congress of Vienna
27. 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
Necker
Nationalism
Tri color
Bourgeoisie
28. 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
National Assembly Phase
Continental System
Napoleon
Jacobins
29. 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.
Talleyrand
Louis XVI
Committee of Public Safety
Third Estate
30. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Blockade
Suffrage
Lafayette
Republic
31. Phase 3 - A group of 5 men who were given executive control of France following the Reign of Terror
Directory
Concordat of 1801
Third Estate
Abdicate
32. Government practice of spending more than it takes in from taxes
Deficit Spending
Blockade
First Estate
Consulate
33. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Nationalism
National Assembly
Blockade
Consulate
34. 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
Secular
Marie Antoinette
Moderate Phase
Tennis Court Oath
35. The right to vote
Napoleonic Code
Suffrage
Moderate Phase
Robespierre
36. A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Plebiscite
Secular
Battle of Trafalgar
Abdicate
37. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Declaration of Plinitz
Napoleon
Tri color
Guerrilla Warfare
38. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Metternich
Nepotism
Legitimacy
Directory
39. A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon. Preserved many of the rights of the people gained by the revolution.
Talleyrand
Napoleonic Code
Declaration of Plinitz
Radical Phase
40. The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815 & which ended his last bid for power
Secular
Waterloo
Great Fear
Secular
41. A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
Necker
National Assembly Phase
Republic
Radical Phase
42. 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
Suffrage
Declaration of Plinitz
Congress of Vienna
Robespierre
43. 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.
Bastille
Lafayette
Great Fear
Bourgeoisie
44. The political prison and armory stormed on July 14 & 1789 & by Partisian city workers alarmed by the king's concentration of troops at Versailles
Dr. Guillotin
Lafayette
Necker
Bastille
45. A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon. Preserved many of the rights of the people gained by the revolution.
Napoleonic Code
Dr. Guillotin
Declaration of Plinitz
First Estate
46. 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.
Battle of Trafalgar
Robespierre
First Estate
Guerrilla Warfare
47. The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815 & which ended his last bid for power
Legitimacy
Waterloo
Guerrilla Warfare
Age of Napoleon
48. Introduced the Guillotine as a more humane way of beheading & Equality of Punishment
Louis XVI
Dr. Guillotin
Great Fear
Napoleon
49. Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Nepotism
Annex
Battle of Trafalgar
50. A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
Committee of Public Safety
Legitimacy
Guerrilla Warfare
Napoleonic Code