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French Revolution History
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1. Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Waterloo
Nepotism
Marie Antoinette
Lafayette
2. Napoleon's efforts to block foreign trade with England by forbidding Importation of British goods Into Europe.
Bastille
Continental System
Napoleon
Second Estate
3. French diplomat who attended the Congress of Vienna on behalf of King Louis XVIII; He tried to get France the best deal possible
Castlereagh
Talleyrand
Robespierre
Robespierre
4. First phase of the French Revolution 1789-1791. Moderate Phase that attempted to reform French government and society.
Directory
Moderate Phase
Quadruple Alliance
National Assembly Phase
5. French soldier who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War and then commanded the French National Guard during the French Revolution
Lafayette
Talleyrand
Napoleonic Code
6. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Battle of Trafalgar
Blockade
First Estate
Plebiscite
7. The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
First Estate
Abdicate
Second Estate
Blockade
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.
The Directory
Louis XVI
Radical Phase
Napoleon
9. The most influential figure at the Congress of Vienna; wanted to restore the status quo of 1792
Declaration of Plinitz
Metternich
Marie Antoinette
Republic
10. Vow by members of the 3rd estate not to disband until a constitution was written
Moderate Phase
Dr. Guillotin
Tennis Court Oath
Battle of Trafalgar
11. The middle class
First Estate
Annex
Directory
Bourgeoisie
12. The right to vote
Suffrage
Talleyrand
Dr. Guillotin
Necker
13. Red & white & and blue badge worn by members of the National Guard that was eventually adopted as the national flag of France
Tri color
Continental System
Robespierre
Deficit Spending
14. 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
Quadruple Alliance
Continental System
Consulate
15. The right to vote
Marie Antoinette
Nepotism
Suffrage
16. 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.
Castlereagh
Battle of Trafalgar
Second Estate
Age of Napoleon
17. 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
Napoleon
Consulate
Guerrilla Warfare
Bastille
18. Third Phase of the French Revolution 1795-1799 & Constitution of 1795 written & Five Man Directory established -Overthrown by Napoleon.
First Estate
Talleyrand
Age of Napoleon
The Directory
19. 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
The Directory
National Assembly
Napoleonic Code
Bastille
20. To give up power
First Estate
Napoleon
Abdicate
Deficit Spending
21. 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
Guerrilla Warfare
Dr. Guillotin
Napoleon
22. 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
Napoleon
Necker
Radical Phase
23. To add a territory onto an existing state or country
Bastille
Annex
First Estate
Necker
24. 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.
Napoleon
Dr. Guillotin
Third Estate
Talleyrand
25. Very radical political club that wanted a republic for France Also responsible for the execution of the king
Robespierre
Jacobins
Annex
Age of Napoleon
26. 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.
Consulate
Castlereagh
Quadruple Alliance
Third Estate
27. The most influential figure at the Congress of Vienna; wanted to restore the status quo of 1792
Metternich
Annex
Radical Phase
Napoleon
28. 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
Robespierre
Napoleon
Radical Phase
Waterloo
29. 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.
Great Fear
Louis XVI
Annex
Continental System
30. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Second Estate
Second Estate
Nationalism
31. Queen of France (wife of Louis XVI) Who was unpopular. Known as 'Madame deficit' due to her lavish spending.
Dr. Guillotin
Marie Antoinette
Nationalism
Continental System
32. 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.
Deficit Spending
Congress of Vienna
Napoleon
Battle of Trafalgar
33. Third Phase of the French Revolution 1795-1799 & Constitution of 1795 written & Five Man Directory established -Overthrown by Napoleon.
The Directory
Declaration of Plinitz
Age of Napoleon
Plebiscite
34. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
Secular
Castlereagh
Continental System
Legitimacy
35. 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
Legitimacy
Waterloo
Directory
Radical Phase
36. A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Plebiscite
Quadruple Alliance
Committee of Public Safety
Consulate
37. The estate that consisted of the nobility & and high-positioned government officials. They made up less than 2% of the French population.
Second Estate
Plebiscite
Third Estate
Tri color
38. The middle class
Battle of Trafalgar
Bourgeoisie
Directory
First Estate
39. Napoleon's agreement with Catholic Church & Church under state control but recognized religious freedom
Battle of Trafalgar
Guerrilla Warfare
Concordat of 1801
Castlereagh
40. 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
Bastille
Radical Phase
Age of Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
41. Phase 3 - A group of 5 men who were given executive control of France following the Reign of Terror
Bourgeoisie
Plebiscite
Continental System
Directory
42. 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.
Quadruple Alliance
Secular
Castlereagh
43. 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
Bourgeoisie
Cahiers
Tennis Court Oath
Napoleon
44. Principle by Which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
National Assembly
Blockade
Cahiers
Legitimacy
45. Nobles and others who left France during peasant uprisings and who hoped to come back to the old system
Annex
Metternich
Metternich
46. Concerned with worldly rather than religious matters
Secular
Republic
Nepotism
47. 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
Jacobins
National Assembly Phase
Robespierre
48. Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Cahiers
Dr. Guillotin
Nepotism
Dr. Guillotin
49. King of Prussia and emperor of Austria issue declaration threatening to intervene to protect French monarchy.
Cahiers
Declaration of Plinitz
Bourgeoisie
Secular
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.
Legitimacy
Louis XVI
Republic
Concordat of 1801
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