FRENCH REVOLUTION

The event that caused the great fear

Strorming of Bastille

King Louis XVI called this governing body together for the first time in over 175 years to raise taxes on the third estate

Estates general

Revolutionary leader that came to oppose the violent excesses of the Revolution and rose to lawyer to the most powerful

George Danton

Ended the monarchy and proclaimed France a republic

National convention

France’s greatest enemy

Great Britain

After downfall of Napoleon these governments were the most prominent in Europe

monarchies

helped defuse the liberal ideals of the French revolution at Congress of Vienna

Prince Klemons von Metternich

The night women stormed the palace of Versailles in need of bread

march of Versailles

The legislative body that was in place when Napoleon seized power

The Directetory

Napoleon’s law code

Napoleonic code

at Congress of Vienna...

hundreds of diplomats met to discuss new possibilities for European nations after Napoleons rule.

Which legislative body created the Declaration of Independence

National assembly

site of Napoleons defeat

waterloo

advocated violence to protect the Revolution and owned a newspaper in France

Jean Paul marat

when citizens stormed into this ancient prison to take weapons

storming of Bastille

kill all the enemies thousands were killed

reign of terror

“Tyrant” of France ran France during its bloodiest time

Robespierre

When Napoleon regained control of France after his first exile

Pre hundred days

The continental system was…

a plan of Napoleons that will backfire