French Revolution Flashcards
Tennis Court Oath
20 June 1789
Take Over of the Bastille
14 July 1789
Abolition of privilege
4-5 August 1789
Déclaration of the right of men and of the citizen
26 August 1789
Attempt by the king to flee France
21 June 1791
Proclamation of the first Republic
21 septembre 1792
King is guillotined
21 January 1793
Robespierre is guillotined
21 July 1794
Coup of Napoleon
9 Novembre 1799
Napoléonic Code
21 march 1804
Reasons of the Revolution
Inequalities :
-Clergy and Nobles Priviledges allowing them to live on loaning
-Un-equal land distribution
The Influence of the Glorious Revolution (Bill of Rights and Habeas Corpus)
The American Revolution :
-Intelectual and Political Ideas (I.e Natural Rights,Right to be happy)
-France bankruptcy from involvement in the war
-Bad harvest=high food price
The enlightenment philosophers (Voltaire,Montesquieu,Rousseau,…)
Major changes of the first year of the Revolution
Changes in vocabulary :
-Sovereignty/Sovereign
-Nation
-Subject=Citizen
Departments
Relations with the church
Main threats of the revolution
Domestic: Royalist(=civil war) some fled the country while other actively revolted
Foreign: War of the first Coalition
What was the «terror»
State of emergency puting the constitution on hold
Creation of an emergency department in charge of protecting the revolution= dictatorship led by Robespierre
What was the «Great Fear»
Revolt of the peasants against nobles in fear of an aristocratic conspiracy against the revolution
What were the effect of the «terror»
More conservatism
Mistrust in government
Growing power in the army allowing Napoleon coup
How did Napoleon gain power
His skills as a soldier
His qualities of leadership
Support from the French Peopole
General situation in France
What were the goals of Napoleon
Reform the ideas of the Revolution(I.e Préfets, Code Civil,MASSES OF GRANITE) most of them still exist
Unifieing Europe (same laws everywhere)
Bringing order and stability after the Revolution
How did Napoleon export the ideas of the revolution
War for control of Europe
Sister Republics ruled by his brothers(mixed appreciation: Duchy of Brunswick/Spain)
Thé exportation of the civil code (see point above)
Abdication of Napoleon and first exile
1814
Hight of French Empire
1812
Congress to redesign Europe after Napoleon
Vienna:1815
How did the British see the French Revolution
As un natural as they didn’t preserve the natural order of god= worse than barbarians
What was the Napoleonic blockade
Blockade by Napoleon of the English isles to stop trade with Europe
