Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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Bourgeoisie

A

Middle class

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2
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Émigrés

A

French nobles who fled France and were against the revolution

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3
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Jacobins

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Radicals in the French national assembly

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4
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Suffrage

A

The right to vote

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5
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Nationalism

A

Pride in one’s nation

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6
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Secular

A

Not religious

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7
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Robespierre

A

Leader of the reign of terror

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8
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Continental system

A

Napoleonic system-closed European ports to British goods

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9
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Guerrilla warfare

A

Hit and run raids

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10
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Napoleonic code

A

New laws in France based on enlightenment ideas

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11
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Plebiscite

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Yes or no vote, Napoleon use this to show his strength

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12
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How was the bastille viewed by many Frenchman

A

As a symbol of tyranny

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13
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What caused the economic crisis in France in 1789

A

Bad harvests, costly wars, deficient spending

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14
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What impact did the national debt have on France

A

It worsened the economic crisis

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15
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What happened after the tennis court oath

A

Royal troops gathered in Paris in the Bastille was stormed

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16
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How did European monarchs and nobles feel about the French revolution

A

They opposed it and feared it would spread

17
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How did the national assembly hope to pay off the national debt

A

By selling catholic church property

18
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How are the sans culottes different from the Jacobins

A

They were the working class Jacobin were middle class

19
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Why did the revolutionaries want to abolish the monarchy

A

They wanted a republic

20
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What was the goal of the mass levy of early 1793

A

To pay taxes for the war effort

21
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What did the convention do to deal with the threats to France

A

Formed the committee of Public Safety

22
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How did Napoleon rise to power

A

Through military service and a coup

23
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Why was napoleons invasion of Russia so disastrous

A

Because of the Russian winter and scorched earth policy

24
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What were the chief goals of the Congress of Vienna

A

To limit nationalism, limit French power, restore balance of power

25
Why was Britain able to prevent an invasion by Napoleons army
Due to its Navy
26
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
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Why is the Congress of Vienna important
It restored hereditary monarchy in France, Limited French power, didn't understand the power of nationalism
28
What estate paid the most in taxes
3rd estate
29
What were the causes of the revolution
Economics, food crisis, and enlightenment ideas
30
Estate
Social class in France