WORLD HISTORY

Marie Antoinette

French Monarch known for her lavish life-style and poor spending habits

Louis 16

French Monarch who attempted to flee France with his wife to avoid execution

Louis 18

He briefly took control of France during Napoleon's 1st exile

1st estate

This estate was made up of the clergy and church

2nd estate

This estate was made up of nobleman, tax collectors, and land owners

3rd estate

This estate was made up of common folk and was the most numerous

Old Regime

This was the system of government that ruled France before the revolution

Privileges

Compared to the 1st estate, the 3rd estate had fewer

God

Absolute monarchs claimed their power came from who

Versailles

French Royalty called home

Wars, American Rev.

Besides wasteful habits, this was another reason why France was short on money

Louisiana

Napoleon sold this to America to fund wars against England

The Enlightenment

France is the birthplace of what similar to the scientific revolution

Cake

It is speculated that Marie Antoinette told her subjects to eat this when there was no longer any bread

America

France took inspiration from who to begin their own revolution

Storming the Bastille

This event marked the official start to the FR

Taxation

In the National Assembly, the 3rd estate demanded equal

Government

Enlightenment thinkers were most concerned with changes made to what

One

In the Estates General each estate had this many votes

National Assembly

In response to being locked out of the estate general, the 3rd estate established what

Tennis Court Oath

The location where the 3rd estate drafted its constitution

Weapons

The Bastille was stormed because it held prisoners and this

Declaration of the Rights of Man

The National Assembly drafted this in addition to a constitution

Bread

Women marched on Versailles due to their need for this

Varenne

This is the town where French Royalty was captured trying to flee France

Fraternity

The French Tri-Color stands for Liberty, Equality, and this

Reign of Terror

The time period where the guillotine was used to rid France of possible loyalists

Guillotine

This invention was symbolic of the Reign of Terror

Treason

The Royal family was executed on the charge of this

Robespierre

This man led the Reign of Terror after the first leader was beheaded

Jacobins

This French extremist political party led investigations to the loyalty of French civilians

Danton

Led the Jacobin Party at the start of the Reign of Terror

Committee of Public Safety

This was the branch of the Revolution that ruled the reign of terror

Girondists

This political party tried to reason with the Jacobins and tried to end the ROT

Thermidorian Reaction

This officially ended the ROT

Directory

The brief period of time between the ROT and Rise of Napoleon was ruled by this

Corsica

This is the birthplace of Napoleon

Elba

This is where Napoleon was 1st exiled to

St. Helena

This is the second place Napoleon was exiled to

Nationalism

French resilience leads to a sense of this

Napoleon

This lead France to military victories and eventually crowned himself Emperor of France

Artillery

Napoleon used this to his advantage when in conflicts

Russia

Napoleon was exiled the first time due to a failed invasion of this

Battle of Waterloo

This event marked the official end to Napoleon's influence over France

Coup d'etat

Napoleon takes power from the Directory with this

Civil Law Code

As First Consul, Napoleon drafted this

5

The Directory is made up of this many members

12

The Committee of Public Safety is made up of this many members

Trafalgar

Napoleon's Invasion of England fails at this location

Egypt

Napoleon fought the British in this location to protect trade routes and global influence

Height

British propaganda mocking Napoleon's this tried to tarnish his reputation

Stomach Cancer

Napoleon dies of this

Alexander 1

This was the leader of Russia when Napoleon tried to invade

16,000

Roughly this many French died during the Reign of Terror

500,000

Roughly this many French soldiers died during the invasion of Russia

Voltaire

This French Enlightenment Thinker valued Freedom of Religion

Rousseau

This French Enlightenment Thinker valued Social Contracts