French Revolution Quiz
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Robespierre
* Bougie Radical Jacobin—Reign of terror
* Wanted to create “Republic of Virtue”
* Became a Dictator
* Wanted to create “Republic of Virtue”
* Became a Dictator
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Continental System
* It was meant to Prohibit all trade with Great Britain
* Napoleon referred to it as “an island of shopkeepers” therefore sealing it off from Continental Europe
* Napoleon referred to it as “an island of shopkeepers” therefore sealing it off from Continental Europe
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Bourgeoise
wealthy middle class, Typically with reference to the conventional attitudes
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Causes of the French Revolution
* Estate System
* Absolutism
* Enlightenment Ideas
* Food Shortages
* American Revolution
* Absolutism
* Enlightenment Ideas
* Food Shortages
* American Revolution
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Coup d’Etat
* Napoleon took political Power in 1799
* The troops surrounded the national legislature and drove out most of its members
* Napoleon assumed the powers of a dictator
* The troops surrounded the national legislature and drove out most of its members
* Napoleon assumed the powers of a dictator
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Bastille
* Louis XVi sends troops to paris about the social unrest caused in due part to the food shortage
* The national Assembly storms the bastille to free prisoners and obtain weapons
* The national Assembly storms the bastille to free prisoners and obtain weapons
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Liberalism
A political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise
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Nationalism
* Identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests
* Advocacy or support for the political independence of a particular nation of people
* Advocacy or support for the political independence of a particular nation of people
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
* Came into existence in 1789
* Formed by the assembly of the Estates General to draft a new constitution, and precede it with a declaration of principles
* Formed by the assembly of the Estates General to draft a new constitution, and precede it with a declaration of principles
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Why did the peasants revolt in 1789?
* Poor Harvests
* Drought
* Disease
* Increased Prices of food
* Drought
* Disease
* Increased Prices of food
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How did people earn a promotion within Napoleon’s bureaucracy?
* Based on ability only
* Not Rank or Birth
* Not Rank or Birth
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Reign of Terror
* Mass Executions
* Arrest of thousands of people
* Arrest of thousands of people
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Consequences of the Reign of Terror
* Power lost its authority
* Prisons were emptied
* French Revolution became less radical
* Prisons were emptied
* French Revolution became less radical
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Why did Napoleon’s Empire Collapse?
Britain’s ability to resist napoleon and the rise of nationalism
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Catholics view of the French Revolution
Did not support the French Revolution
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Countries that Supported Napoleon during the French Revolution
Austria, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Prussia
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Why did the King lock out the people?
They were demanding more power
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When did the Reign of Terror end?
July 27, 1794
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What ended the Reign of Terror?
When Robespierre was executed as well as many of his other Jacobins