Know the percentages for each estate.
Third-97% Second- 2% First- less than 1%
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
A mob rampaged into Paris killing the prisoners and guards and putting their heads on sticks walking around Paris. The Bastille also had all the weapons and gun powder and was destroyed brick by brick.
Know the "slogan of the Revolution
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?
No one was safe from the guillotine.
What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime (there are many things)?
Bank system, opened public schools
How did Admiral Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar?
Scorched-earth policy
Important goal of the Congress of Vienna
Stability of laws, brings legitimacy back to power
Most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna
Prince Klemens Metternick
Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?
The Bourgeoisie
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
The Committee of Public Safety's
Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?
Committee of Public Safety/ own people/ fellow Revolutionaries
What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?
Stability of laws, security, long lasting peace
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
A mess
In what way did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?
They were in the middle estate compared to the Third Estate who were dead last and had to pay high taxes.
What does the word plebiscite mean?
Vote of the people
What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?
They led their troops in a glamorous parade through the French capital.
What was one important effect resulting from the political changes made at the Congress of Vienna?
Balance of power
Who was king when Napoleon regained power the first time?
Louis XVIII
The person most responsible for the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna was
Prince Metternick
Who was in the Holy Alliance?
Czar Alexander I, Emperor Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia
Legislative Assembly
is a French congress with the power to create laws and approve declarations of war, established by the Constitution of 1791.
�migr�
a person who fled from France because of opposition to or fear of the revolution that began in 1789.
Sans-culotte
was in the French Revolution, a radical group made up of Parisian wage earners and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices, and an end to food Shortages.
National Assembly
is 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
Maximilien Robespierre
ruled France nearly as a dictator and was a revolutionary leader.
Guillotine
is a machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.
Coup d'�tat
is a sudden seizure of political power in a nation.
From what document does it state that men are born and created equal?
Declaration of the Rights of Men
One of Napoleons Peace Time Accomplishments__
Napoleonic Code
How did Arnold win the Battle of Trafalgar?
by splitting the fleet and going through the British line
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
Committee of Republic Safety
What was the political and social system?
Old Regime
What strategy did Czar Alexander I use?
scorch- earth policy
One of Napoleons major mistakes was trying to make Europe self-significant. What was it called____________
Continental System
One of the Holy Alliance
Prussia(Russia and Austria)
Named for clothes they wore
Sans-Culottes
These groups of nobles fled France but still happened to have the monarchy in charge?
emigres
Who was killed in the bathtub?
John Paul Marat