French Revolution Flashcards
Who was known as the “incorruptible”
Maximilian Robespierre
What is unique culture identity of a person?
Nationalism
The ________ is the chief tax in france
Taille
A sudden overthrow in the government is called a?
Coup d’etat
What is an order of society that determines a person’s legal rights and status?
Estate
Aristocratic privileges are known as?
The relics of feudalism
At the conclusion of the American Revolution was when ___________ occured
The French Revolution
During the revolution, the ____1_____ and the _____2_____ were two factions of the ____3____ Club that came to be because of their difference on how to treat the kind
1: Urban Mountain
2: Rural Girondins
3: Jacobin
Napoleon’s final defeat was where?
Waterloo
Napoleon’s military force was known as the_________ _________
Grand Army
Ordinary people without fancy clothing were known as the?
Sans-culottes
What codes were an attempt to codify French laws?
Civil Code or Napoleonic Code
What was Napoleon’s attempt to stop British goods from reaching other markets?
The Continental System
The _________ was an oath taken to swear that the 3rd Estate would finish the new French Constitution
Tennis Court Oath
What did the Committee of Public Safety call is carrying out of mass executions?
The Reign Of Terror
What was the middle class and part of the 3rd Estate called?
The Bourgeoisie
Who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?
The Duke of Wellington
The Constitution of 1791 set up a _____ ______ where there was a king and a legislative power that made the laws
Limited Monarchy
The Directory was toppled by whom?
Napoleon
The fall of Napoleon began with the invasion of this of this country
Russia
The first estate was made up of this part of the population
clergy
The second estate was made up of this part of the population
Nobility
The storming of the ______ began the French Revolution
Bastille
The third estate is made up of this part of the population
Commoners/ Peasants / Bourgeoisie
