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French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medieval fortress that was converted to a prison stormed by peasants for ammunition during the early stages of the French Revolution. | Bastille |
| French middle class | Bourgeoisie |
| King of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General, but he did not grant the reforms that were demanded and revolution followed. Louis and his queen, Marie Antoinette, were executed in 1793. | Louis XVI |
| married Louis XVI and was the Queen of France during the Reign of Terror. The pair tried to escape France in June 1791, during the Woman's march on Versailles, but were caught, arrested and brought back to Paris. | Marie Antionette |
| 3rd estate class wanted to gain more power they created the Tennis Court Oath and the Declaration of the rights of man. | National Assembly |
| A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution | Tennis Court Oath |
| Three estates: the First Estate (clergy); the Second Estate (nobility); and the Third Estate (commoners). The king was considered part of no estate. | Estates |
| France's people, especially the farmers and workers in the Third Estate, suffered under one of the highest-taxing systems in Europe. | Third Estate |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man passed by France's National Constituent Assembly provides the people human and civil rights. | Rights of man |
| A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions. | Enlightenment |
| A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power | Absolute Monarchy |
| A body of officials who perform religious services, such as priests, ministers or rabbis. | Clergy |
| Where was Napoleon born? | Corsica |
| Sudden and decisive action by a small group of people to take over the government, usually through violence | Coup d'etat |
| French govt. after the fall of the Directory (1799-1804) | Consulate |
| A system of laws created by Napoleon that all people in France can follow. | Napoleonic Code |
| School system that included primary, secondary & technical schools. Scholarships were given to deserving students and it was now illegal for parents to deny children to go to school. | Napoleon School System |
| Took place on December 2, 1804 at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Marked the beginning the French empire | Describe Napoleon's coronation |
| The foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars | Continental System |
| A patriotic feeling. The desire for people of one language, culture, location & ethnicity to form 1 nation | Nationalism |
| A military strategy that targets anything that might be useful to the enemy. | Scorched-earth policy |
| Where was Napoleon first exiled to? | Elba, an island in Italy |
| This marks the final defeat of Napoleon who conquered much of continental Europe. Napoleon was defeated by the British and Prussian armies. | Battle of Waterloo |
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