Chapter 12 Fill in the Blank

Question 1

A group of Parisian radicals seized control of the , Paris’s city government, and demanded that the Legislative Assembly abolish the monarchy

Answer 1

Commune

Question 2

, nobles who fled France for Great Britain, Switzerland, and Germany, plotted constantly to overthrown the Revolution

Answer 2

Emigres

Question 3

The _______________ of 1791 greatly limited the powers of the king and divided the French government into three branches.

Answer 3

Constitution

Question 4

As more and more peasants believed in the ______________-the idea that the nobles were planning to crush them and stop the Revolution-events such as the storming of the Bastille spread throughout France.

Answer 4

Great Fear

Question 5

The ideas in the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were influenced by the English philosopher

Answer 5

John Locke

Question 6

requires unmarried, able-bodied men of a certain age to perform military service

Answer 6

Conscription

Question 7

the right of every adult male to vote

Answer 7

universal manhood suffrage

Question 8

Frenchman who is considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time

Answer 8

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 9

the suppression of all opposition to and revolts against the National Convention

Answer 9

Reign of Terror

Question 10

French government established by the Constitution of 1791

Answer 10

the Directory

Question 11

the ___________ of 1799 made Napoleon dictator of France

Answer 11

coup d’état

Question 12

Scholars organized all of French law into a system known as the

Answer 12

Napoleonic Code

Question 13

When _____________ failed to have a child, Napoleon annulled their marriage

Answer 13

Josephine

Question 14

Napoleon’s return to Paris on March 20, 1814 began a period called the

Answer 14

Hundred Days

Question 15

The first five years of Napoleon’s rule were called the

Answer 15

Consulate

Question 16

The procedure enacted by Napoleon to put the constitution of his new government before the people for a vote was called a

Answer 16

plebiscite

Question 17

Saving Great Britain from an invasion, British Vice Admiral __________ led a force that defeated a combined Spanish and French fleet off the coast of Spain.

Answer 17

Horatio Nelson

Question 18

The National Convention confiscated the land of _________ or nobles who had fled France

Answer 18

emigres

Question 19

The _________ included poor parish priests and wealthy, noble higher clergy

Answer 19

first estate

Question 20

The ________ included 98 percent of the French population, including workers, peasants, merchants, and lawyers

Answer 20

third estate

Question 21

Revolts against the rule of Napoleon were sparked in part by ________ or devotion to one’s country

Answer 21

nationalism

Question 22

Napoleon set up ___________ to ensure a supply of educated and loyal government officials

Answer 22

lycée

Question 23

The clergy depended on the _______ or tax on income to support its schools and charities

Answer 23

tithe

Question 24

The __________, including doctors, merchants, storekeepers, and artisans, was outspoken in criticizing the privileges of the nobility

Answer 24

bourgeoisie

Question 25

The __________ guaranteed that all men were equal before the law and had freedom of religion

Answer 25

Napoleonic Code

Question 26

Only members of the ________, who made up less than 2 percent of the population of France, could become army officers or high church officials

Answer 26

second estate

Question 27

On July 14,1789, Parisians captured the prison, a symbol of royal oppression

Answer 27

Bastille