Chapter 12 Fill in the Blank Flashcards
A group of Parisian radicals seized control of the , Paris’s city government, and demanded that the Legislative Assembly abolish the monarchy
Commune
, nobles who fled France for Great Britain, Switzerland, and Germany, plotted constantly to overthrown the Revolution
Emigres
The _______________ of 1791 greatly limited the powers of the king and divided the French government into three branches.
Constitution
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.
Great Fear
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
John Locke
requires unmarried, able-bodied men of a certain age to perform military service
Conscription
the right of every adult male to vote
universal manhood suffrage
Frenchman who is considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
Napoleon Bonaparte
the suppression of all opposition to and revolts against the National Convention
Reign of Terror
French government established by the Constitution of 1791
the Directory
the ___________ of 1799 made Napoleon dictator of France
coup d’état
Scholars organized all of French law into a system known as the
Napoleonic Code
When _____________ failed to have a child, Napoleon annulled their marriage
Josephine
Napoleon’s return to Paris on March 20, 1814 began a period called the
Hundred Days
The first five years of Napoleon’s rule were called the
Consulate
The procedure enacted by Napoleon to put the constitution of his new government before the people for a vote was called a
plebiscite
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.
Horatio Nelson
The National Convention confiscated the land of _________ or nobles who had fled France
emigres
The _________ included poor parish priests and wealthy, noble higher clergy
first estate
The ________ included 98 percent of the French population, including workers, peasants, merchants, and lawyers
third estate
Revolts against the rule of Napoleon were sparked in part by ________ or devotion to one’s country
nationalism
Napoleon set up ___________ to ensure a supply of educated and loyal government officials
lycée
The clergy depended on the _______ or tax on income to support its schools and charities
tithe
The __________, including doctors, merchants, storekeepers, and artisans, was outspoken in criticizing the privileges of the nobility
bourgeoisie
The __________ guaranteed that all men were equal before the law and had freedom of religion
Napoleonic Code
Only members of the ________, who made up less than 2 percent of the population of France, could become army officers or high church officials
second estate
On July 14,1789, Parisians captured the prison, a symbol of royal oppression
Bastille
