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1
Q

Turgot’s Six Edicts

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1776

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2
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Comte Rendu

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1781

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3
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Calonne Reform Package

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1786

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4
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King lectures PP to endorse more loans

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1785

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5
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Assembly of Notables

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1787

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6
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Parelement banished to Troyes

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August 1787

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7
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Parlement agrees to loan in return for EG

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End of 1787

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8
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Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom

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May 1788

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9
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May Edict’s

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1788

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10
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Reduced don gratuit

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1788

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11
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Day of Tiles

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June 17888

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12
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Bankruptcy declared

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August 1788

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13
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PP declares 1614 procedure

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Sep 1788

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14
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Double representation

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Dec 17888

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15
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Poor harvests during Origin

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1785-89

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16
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Debt in 1783

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3.3 million livres

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17
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Expenditure on debt x2 stats

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1780 = 43%, 1783 = 50%

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18
Q

Aid sent by 1777

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5 million livres sent

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19
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Reveillon riots

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April 1789

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20
Q

What is the Third Estate?

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1789

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21
Q

Wages on bread

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1789 = 88%

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22
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Vote to be called National Assembly

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17th June 1789

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23
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Tennis Court Oath

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20th June 1789

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24
Q

Abolition of privilege

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4th August 1789

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25
Q

DOROMAC published

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16th August

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26
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The Great Fear

A

17th July - 3rd August

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27
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Troops moved into Paris by Louis

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4600 more on 26th June

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28
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Voting by head + National Assembly accepted

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27th June

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29
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King appears at Hotel de Ville with cockade

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17th July

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30
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Number of troops in the capital July

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4th July = 30,000

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31
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Dismissal of Necker

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11th July

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32
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October Days

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5th/6th October 1789 - forced to accept AD + DOROMAC

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33
Q

Swordsmiths raided + customs posts

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12th/13th July -> 40/54 customs post destroyed

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34
Q

8000 descend on Bastille

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14th July 1789

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35
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Provinces abolished

A

Nov 1789

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36
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One-off patriotic contribution

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June 1789

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37
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Assignats introduced

A

Dec 1789

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38
Q

Le Chapelier Law

A

June. 1791

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39
Q

active + passive created

A

Dec 1789

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40
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Church land nationalised

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Nov 1789

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41
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Sale of monastic land

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Feb 1790

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42
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CCC

A

12th July 1790

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43
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Oath of loyalty + stat

A

Nov 1790 7/160 bishops and 55% of clergy agreed

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44
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Refractory priests declared counter-revolutionary

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Nov 1791

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45
Q

King of the French

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October 1789

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46
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King accepts Constitution

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Sep 1791

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47
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Disbanding of King’s guard for celebrating loss

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May 1792

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48
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Champ de Mars Massacre

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17th July 1791

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49
Q

Armoire de fer

A

Nov 1792

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50
Q

Flight to Varennes

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20th June 1791

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51
Q

Louis’ temporary suspension

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16th July 1791

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52
Q

Robespierre’s Repubic spech

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29th July 1792

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53
Q

CGS created

A

Oct 1792

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54
Q

House searches for weapons

A

30th Aug 1792

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55
Q

Le Patrie en danger

A

July 1792

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56
Q

Brunswick Manifeto

A

July 1792

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57
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Declaration of Pillnitz

A

August 1791

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58
Q

Lafayette defects

A

August 1792

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59
Q

Dumouriez defects

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April 1793

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60
Q

1st Journee

A

20th June after Army of North in retreat

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61
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2nd Journee

A

10th August

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62
Q

First royalist rising in Vendee

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August 1792

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63
Q

Execution of King

A

21st Jan 1793

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64
Q

Archbishop resigns

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Nov 1793

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65
Q

Dechristianisation becomes policy

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Oct 1793

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66
Q

Festival of Supreme Being

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June 1794

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67
Q

Marat murdered

A

July 1793

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68
Q

Expulsion of Girondins

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June 1793

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69
Q

Expulsion of Hebertists and Girondins

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March 1794

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70
Q

Call for rise against corrupt deputies

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May 1793

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71
Q

Summary Execution Decree

A

19th March 1793

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72
Q

Law of General Maximum

A

Sep 1793

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73
Q

March on Convention for bread prices

A

5th sep 1793

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74
Q

22 Prairial

A

June 1794

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75
Q

CPS created

A

March 1793

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76
Q

Law of Suspects + stats before and after

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Sep 1793 - 250 from March, 500,000 until Dec

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77
Q

14 Frimaire

A

December 1793

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78
Q

Girondins executed

A

21 Girondins in 36 minutes on 30th October

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79
Q

Maximum Wage Set

A

23rd Jul 1794

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80
Q

Marie Antoinette executed

A

16th October 1793

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81
Q

Destruction of Vendee declared

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August 1793 - 100,000 troops sent

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82
Q

Deaths in Vendee

A

7873 guillotined

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83
Q

Levee for 300,000

A

Feb 1793

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84
Q

Revolutionary Army created

A

March 1793

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85
Q

Natural Frontiers

A

End of 1793

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86
Q

British blockade

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July 1793

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87
Q

Siege of Convention

A

30th May -2nd June - -90,000 SCs

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88
Q

Attacks on Girondin printing presses

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Feb 1793

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89
Q

22 Prairial repealed

A

Aug 1794

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90
Q

Abolition of General Maximum

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Dec 1794

91
Q

Law of Suspects repealed

A

Oct 1795

92
Q

Closure of Jacobin club

A

Nov 1794

93
Q

Powers of Paris Commune reduced

A

July 1794

94
Q

Church and state separated

A

Sep 1794

95
Q

Robespierre’s final appearance

A

26th July 1794

96
Q

Robespierre arrested

A

28th July 1794

97
Q

Germinal

A

April 1795

98
Q

Rising of Prairial

A

May 1795

99
Q

Vendemiare

A

October 1795

100
Q

Weights and measures standardised

A

1795

101
Q

Taxation reform by Ramel

A

1796

102
Q

Verona Declaration

A

June 1795

103
Q

Babeuf Plot

A

May 1796

104
Q

Brottier Plot

A

Jan 1797

105
Q

Armistice of Cherasco

A

April 1796

106
Q

Nelson destroys fleet at Aboukir Bay

A

August 1798

107
Q

Siege of Acre

A

May 1799 abandoned

108
Q

Siege of Jaffa

A

March 1799

109
Q

Invasion of Egypt

A

May 1798

110
Q

Coup de Brumaire

A

Nov 1799

111
Q

Plebiscite 1800

A

25% to 46% turnout -> 99% support

112
Q

Fructidor + result

A

September 1797 - 177 royalist deputies removed

113
Q

Floreal + stat

A

May 1798 = 127 Jacobin deputies removed

114
Q

Coup de Prairial

A

June 1799

115
Q

Venice occupied by Napoleon

A

May 1797

116
Q

Battle of odd + consequences

A

May 1796 - Pope pays indemnity + Milan looted

117
Q

Treaty of Campo Formio

A

October 1797

118
Q

Batavian Republic created

A

1795

119
Q

Cisalpine republic created

A

1797

120
Q

Code on criminal procedure

A

1808

121
Q

Penal code

A

1810

122
Q

Civil code

A

1804

123
Q

Court practice standardised

A

1806

124
Q

Commercial code

A

1807

125
Q

Prefects created

A

1800

126
Q

Purge of judges

A

1807

127
Q

Forced to allow licensed trad with Britain

A

1810

128
Q

Import of sugar prohibited

A

1813

129
Q

Society for Encouragement of industry

A

1801

130
Q

Bank of France

A

1800

131
Q

Bank branches

A

1808

132
Q

Decline in harvests during Napoleon

A

1809 onwards

133
Q

Central taxation bureau

A

1807

134
Q

Battle of Marengo

A

1800 success

135
Q

Purge of Senate, Tribunate + legislative body

A

1802

136
Q

Consul for life + plebiscite

A

1802 + 50% turnout

137
Q

Increasing use of senatus consultum

A

1801

138
Q

Tribunate abolished

A

1810

139
Q

Legislative Body abolished

A

1813

140
Q

Emperor

A

December 1804

141
Q

Liberals expelled

A

1803

142
Q

Jacobins deported

A

129 in 1801

143
Q

Napoleon + Chouan

A

6000 imprisoned and 750 shot

144
Q

Execution of Bourbon prince

A

1804

145
Q

Attempt on Napoleon’s life

A

24th December 1800

146
Q

Jacobin dagger conspiracy

A

1800

147
Q

Churches open every day

A

Dec 1799

148
Q

Sunday day of ret

A

1800

149
Q

Concordat of Fontainebleau

A

1813

150
Q

Annexation of Papal States

A

1809

151
Q

Gregorian Calendar

A

1806

152
Q

Concordat

A

1801

153
Q

Lycees and ecole populaire created + lycee stat

A

1802 - 1/3 to military sons

154
Q

Imperial Univeristy

A

1808

155
Q

1/3 of staff from clergy

A

1812

156
Q

Legion of honour

A

1802

157
Q

Knight of the Empire + stat

A

1808 - 59% to military men

158
Q

Paris newspapers

A

1800 = 70 to 13

159
Q

One departmental newspaper

A

1810

160
Q

Censorship board create

A

1810

161
Q

Publishing houses

A

1808 = 200 to 60

162
Q

Declaration of war on Austria

A

April 1792

163
Q

Austria + Prussia alliance

A

Feb 1792

164
Q

Fall of Longwy + Verdun

A

August 1792

165
Q

Battle of Wattignies

A

Success - end of 1793

166
Q

Battle of Fleurus

A

June 1794

167
Q

Peace of Basel

A

1795 - Prussia + Spain

168
Q

Russian withdrawal

A

1799

169
Q

Battle of Hohenlinden

A

1800 - success against Austria

170
Q

Treaty of Luneville

A

1801 with Austria

171
Q

Peace of Amiens

A

1802

172
Q

Britain declares war again

A

1803

173
Q

Battle of Ulm

A

1805 - enters Vienna

174
Q

Battle of Austerlitz

A

1805 - Russians retreat and Austra withdraw

175
Q

Battle of Trafalgar

A

1806

176
Q

Berlin Decree

A

1806

177
Q

Confederation of Rhine

A

1806 - Prussians join

178
Q

Battle of Jena

A

1806 - enter Berlin

179
Q

Battle of Eylau

A

1807 - Russian withdrawal

180
Q

Peace of Tilst

A

1807

181
Q

Orders of Council

A

1807

182
Q

Milan Decree

A

1807

183
Q

Battle of Eckmuhl

A

1809 - enter Vienna

184
Q

Tsar breaks blockade

A

1810

185
Q

Tsar allies with Sweden

A

1812

186
Q

Battle of Leipzig

A

1813

187
Q

Treaty of Chaumont

A

1814

188
Q

Treaty of Fontainbleau

A

1814

189
Q

1st Coalition

A

1793

190
Q

2nd Coalition

A

1799

191
Q

3rd Coalition

A

1805

192
Q

4th Coalition

A

1813

193
Q

Departments and people during Empire

A

1810 = 130 departments and 44 million people

194
Q

Land lost to donations stat

A

In Poland = 25% lost to donations

195
Q

Silk industry in Empire fact

A

Silk industry in Piedmont declined as had to be sent to France

196
Q

Louis XVIII invited to France

A

April 1814

197
Q

Conditions of first peace

A

No indemnity, keep loot, border of 1792

198
Q

2nd peace conditions

A

700 million franc indemnity, occupation for 5 years, borders do 1790, return loot

199
Q

Treaty of Chaumont

A

1814

200
Q

Treaty of Fontainbleau

A

1814

201
Q

Austria declare war joined by Prussia, Russia and Sweden

A

1813

202
Q

Napoleon declared outlaw

A

13th March 1815

203
Q

Paris army defects

A

19th March 1815

204
Q

Napoleon surrenders to British

A

July 1815

205
Q

Waterloo

A

June 1815

206
Q

Invasion of Russia

A

June 1812

207
Q

Russia withdraw from continental system

A

1810

208
Q

Malet conspiracy

A

End of 1812

209
Q

Austria re-enters war

A

1809 - invades Bavaria

210
Q

Battle of Eckmuhl

A

Austrian retreat 1809

211
Q

Battle of Essling

A

Napoleon retreats 1809

212
Q

Treaty of Schonbrunn

A

October 1809

213
Q

Forced abdication of Spanish monarchs

A

March 1808 - 100,000 French soldiers

214
Q

Battle of Bailen

A

1808 - beaten by Spanish rebel army

215
Q

Franco-Spanish force sent to control Portugal

A

1807 - took Lisbon and royal family fled

216
Q

Battle of Vimiero

A

1808 - Napoleon beaten by British/Spanish force

217
Q

Wellesley enters Madrid

A

1813

218
Q

Serfdom abolished in duchy of Warsaw

A

1807

219
Q

Peasant risings in Spain and cause

A

1808 - seizure of Pope

220
Q

After 1808 - enlightened ideas

A

Supply of soldiers more important than social reform

221
Q

Backlash to police control

A

Northern Germany and Southern Italy

222
Q

Treaty of Luneville

A

1801

223
Q

Battle of Trafalgar

A

1805 - Franco-Spanish fleet destroyed

224
Q

Occupation of Rome

A

1808