Chapter 6 Flashcards
Bourgeoisie
Middle class
Émigrés
French nobles who fled France and were against the revolution
Jacobins
Radicals in the French national assembly
Suffrage
The right to vote
Nationalism
Pride in one’s nation
Secular
Not religious
Robespierre
Leader of the reign of terror
Continental system
Napoleonic system-closed European ports to British goods
Guerrilla warfare
Hit and run raids
Napoleonic code
New laws in France based on enlightenment ideas
Plebiscite
Yes or no vote, Napoleon use this to show his strength
How was the bastille viewed by many Frenchman
As a symbol of tyranny
What caused the economic crisis in France in 1789
Bad harvests, costly wars, deficient spending
What impact did the national debt have on France
It worsened the economic crisis
What happened after the tennis court oath
Royal troops gathered in Paris in the Bastille was stormed
How did European monarchs and nobles feel about the French revolution
They opposed it and feared it would spread
How did the national assembly hope to pay off the national debt
By selling catholic church property
How are the sans culottes different from the Jacobins
They were the working class Jacobin were middle class
Why did the revolutionaries want to abolish the monarchy
They wanted a republic
What was the goal of the mass levy of early 1793
To pay taxes for the war effort
What did the convention do to deal with the threats to France
Formed the committee of Public Safety
How did Napoleon rise to power
Through military service and a coup
Why was napoleons invasion of Russia so disastrous
Because of the Russian winter and scorched earth policy
What were the chief goals of the Congress of Vienna
To limit nationalism, limit French power, restore balance of power
Why was Britain able to prevent an invasion by Napoleons army
Due to its Navy
What is the importance of the declaration of the rights of man and after what document is it modeled
A declaration of human rights based on the Declaration of Independence
Why is the Congress of Vienna important
It restored hereditary monarchy in France, Limited French power, didn’t understand the power of nationalism
What estate paid the most in taxes
3rd estate
What were the causes of the revolution
Economics, food crisis, and enlightenment ideas
Estate
Social class in France
