Ch 19: A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

Articles of Confederation

Scrapped at Philadelphia in 1787

Lafayette

Fought with Americans to "strike a blow against England"

Bastille

First a symbol of oppression and later of freedom

Jacobins

Radical deputies in the French National Assembly

Girondins

Provincials who protected the life of Louis XVI

Temple of Reason

Revolutionary name for Notre Dame Cathedral

Toussaint

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

Thermidor

The month in which the French Revolution took a conservative turn

Concordat

Demonstrated Napoleon's pragmatic policy towards religion

Trafalgar

Site of naval battle which led Napoleon to adopt the Continental System

After 1763 British authorities and American Colonists came into conflict over

methods of raising revenue.

Of paramount importance to the American victory over the British was

the military and financial assistance of France

The United States Constitution of 1789 was

seen by Europeans as the fulfillment of Enlightenment dreams

By the eighteenth century the French nobility and bourgeoisie were

growing further apart in social status

The immediate cause of the French Revolution was

a series of financial reversals

The controversy over voting by order rather than voting by head in the Estates-General led eventually to

the withdrawal of the Third Estate to form a National Assembly.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

owed much to the ideas of the American Declaration of Independence

The Jacobins took their name from

the convent in Paris where they often met

During the years 1792 and 1793, the city of Paris was

controlled by a Commune that favored radical change

Historians have noted that the French Revolutionary Army

helped create the modern concept of nationalism

In its attempt to "preserve" the revolution from its internal enemies, the Committee of Public Safety

brutally crushed cities that rebelled against the government

During the revolution, French women

were not allowed to participate in political activities

The republican calendar of 1793

contributed to the overall plan of dechristianization

The program of dechristianization did NOT include

a systematic execution of bishops

After the Thermidorean Reaction, the Directory government

relied heavily on military support for its survival

Which of the following statements best applies to Napoleon?

he was the child both of the Enlightenment and the Revolution

Which of the following statements best applies to Napoleon's domestic policies?

His Civil Code reaffirmed the ideals of the Revolution and established a uniform legal system

Napoleon's Grand Empire

was composed of three different parts but held together by loyalty to him

Napoleon sought to bring Britain to its knees by

preventing Britain from trading with the continent

Napoleon's decision to invade Russia stemmed from

Russia's defection from his Continental system

At the time of the French Revolution both the nobility of the ___ and the nobility of the ___ sought to extend their powers at the expense of the ___ .

robe, sword, monarchy

At the time of the French Revolution the bourgeoisie included _______ , ______, and ______, all of whom sought security and status through the purchase of ______.

merchants, industrialists, bankers, land

Hoping that the Estates-General would help him get though a ______________ crisis then gripping France, Louis XVI called it into session at ______________ in May, 1789, unintentionally opening the way for the French ______________.

financial, Versailles, Revolution

Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, bishops and priests were to be elected by the ______________ and paid by the ______________, but a majority of the French ______________ refused to support it.

People, State, Bishops

In debates late in 1792 over the fate of Louis XVI, the ______________ faction favored keeping him alive while the ______________ called for his execution, and early in 1793 the ______________ won.

Girondins, Mountain, Mountain

The movement of dechristianization removed the prefix ______________ from street signs, changed the name of the Cathedral of ______________ ______________, and pressured Catholic priests to ______________.

Saint, Notre Dame, marry

In the revolutionary calendar, months were named for natural, agricultural events such as ______________ for mist, ______________ for seeding, and ______________ for ripening.

Brumaire, Germinal, Fructidor

Robespierre's attempt to create a Republic of _____ led eventually to his own execution at the _____ and an end to the ______ phase of the revolution.

Virtue, guillotine, Radical

Napoleon attempted to strike indirectly at Britain in _____, which would block her route to India, but when he failed he _______ his army and returned to ______.

Egypt, abandoned, France

After his first exile on ______________, Napoleon returned to rule France for three months, until his defeat at ______________ and final exile on ______________.

Elba, Waterloo, Saint Helena

American Bill of Rights

2nd, 1789

Battle of Waterloo

7th, 1815

Continental System established

6th, 1806

Storming of the Bastille

3rd, 1789

Declaration of American Independence

1st, 1776

Napoleon's coronation as emperor

5th, 1804

Execution of Louis XVI

4th, 1793