history.... agiannnnnnn :(

save me there trying to take my brain

who is Louis XVI

he was a weak king of France during the french reveloution

who is Marie Antoinette

king lous XVI wifr during the french reveloution did not care about the poor

who is Maximilien robespierre

lead the reighn of terror

who is Napoleon Bonaparte

rose to power after french revolution and conquered the majority of Europe

Lord Nelson

1. Greatest naval hero; defeated Napoleon at Battle Trafalgar

Marie Louise

napoleans second wife and gave him a heir

Alexander I:

czar of Russia and withdrew Russia from the continental system

Duke of Wellington:

commander of British troops defeated napoleans in the battle of waterloo

Estates-General

1. Assembly of representatives of the Estates or social classes in France

Bourgeoisie

Middle Class of the Third Estate

First, Second, Third Estates:

1. First Estate: Clergy (no taxes), Second Estate: Nobility (no taxes), Third Estate: Bourgeoisie and the rest of the population (paid all the taxes)

National Assembly:

Group of people from the Third Estate that declared themselves as representatives

Tennis Court Oath:

 Pledge made by National Assemby in 1789, they vowed to continue meeting until they came up with a new constitution

August 4 Decrees

1. Act that ended the nobility’s privileges (passed by National Assembly)

“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”:

1. Slogan of the National Assembly

Emigres:

1. Immigrating nobility (when they fled from France looking for help)

“Flight of Varennes”

Royal family (King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette) fled from France looking for support

Guillotine

tool for beheading

Consulate:

government Napoleon set up giving himself absolute power

Plebiscite

1. an election where people express their will 

Continental System

1. forbade imports from Britain to any European countries under French rule (under Napoleon)

Bastille Day

celebration in France, stood for storming the Bastille in France, stood for storming the Bastille

Reign of Terror:

1. fall of the nobility and clergy, killed thousands with guillotine 

The Hundred Days:

Napoleon’s final reign before his second exile

Battle of Trafalgar

1. greatest navel battle in history; Napoleon lost

Battle of Leipzig:

1. battle where combined European forces defeated Napoleon’s new army

Battle of Waterloo:

1. Napolean’s final defeat before his second exile  

1789:

Start of French Revolution

July 14, 1789

1.  Bastille Day: France Independence Day

1815

1. Napoleon’s Defeat and Congress of Vienna

French government after French Revolution:

1. constitutional monarchy 

1. *Know the Timeline for your Interactive Notes: SLIDE 6

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1. Know the Estate System Triangle from your quiz

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1. Compare the American War for Independence with the French Revolution. What are some key differences. 

1. American Revolution was NOT trying to end social classes. It was a fight for freedom. 

2. American Revolution was grounded in individual

1. How did the French revolutionaries try to de-Christianize France? How do you suppose atheism might have contributed to the Reign of Terror?

1. New calendar: taking out Easter, Christmas, Sundays

2. Declared Year 1 1792

3. Renamed months

4. 10 days in a week instead 7

5. Atheism puts men all on the same level. Reign of Terror was trying to 

eliminate social classes. 

1. Explain the 5 causes of the French Revolution in an essay.