Feudal system used in France since the Middle Ages

Old Regime

Who made up the Estates-General?

1st Estate

2nd Estate

3rd Estate

Church/clergy

Lords or Nobles

The Bourgeoisie, anybody who worked,& the peasants

Who was the king of France during the Revolution?

Louis XVI

Austrian Born woman Known as Madam Deficit

Marie Antoinette

Reason why the Estates –General was called for the 1st time in 175 years

Excessive spending & huge gambling debts

He urged the 3rd Estate to form the National assembly & Napoleon to take control

Abbe’ Sieyes

The name of the pledge made up by the 3rd estate to not leave until they had written a new constitution

Tennis Court Oath

The women of Paris marched to Versailles in the rain

Womens March

Owner of a Revolutionary Newspaper, his answer to problems was kill more people

Jean Paul Marat

Men who wore their pants down

Sans-culottes

Leader of the Committee of Public safety

Robespierre

What group imposed the Reign of Terror?

Committee of Public Safety

What % of the population belonged to the 1st & 2nd Estates

2%

How did the National Assembly loose support of the peasants?

Took away the Catholic Church

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Purchase?

Raise Money

Cut his losses

Punish the British

Why is the Battle of Trafalgar important?

Napoleon gives up hope of invading Britain

English Naval Power is secured for 100 years

What were Napoleons 3 major mistakes?

Continental System

Peninsular War

Invading Russia

How did Czar Alexander defeat Napoleon?

Scorching the Earth

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

Bastille Day

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Slogan of the Revolution

“men are born free and remain free and equal in rights”

Declaration of the rights of Men

Who was safe from the guillotine?

No one

Public schoolsuniform laws fairer tax code

Napoleons accomplishments

Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?

To enforce the continental system

Group that liked the Enlightenment Views

Bourgeoisie

By how much did Napoleon Increase french territory?

Tripled it

Napoleons last battle

Waterloo

Island Napoleon was exiled to

Elba

Napoleon’s last hoorah

100 days

Napoleons final home

St Elena

A sudden take over

Coup d e’tat

Wave of Panic in Paris

The Fear

She was good with a knife

Charlotte Corday

Radical Revolutionary group

Jacobins