French Revolution Flashcards
Second Estate
-nobility
-the 2% after the first estate
-very privileged, payed little to no taxes
St. Helena
Island where Napoleon was exiled too (the second time), and later died
Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Frances version of the declaration of independence
Talleyrand
-conduct of French Foreign affairs at the congress of Vienna
The Hundred Days
Napoleon’s reign after escaping exile and returning to France
Third Estate
-rest of the 97% population
-the ones paying majority of the taxes
Trafalgar
battle between Britain and France during the Napoleonic era
Ancien Régime
the political and social system in France before the revolution
Balance of Power
divide up power among the kings in such a way as to prevent France from rising to power again.
Bastille
-Prison that was raided
-Looking for gun power
Battle of Waterloo
Where Napoleon was finally defeated
Bourgeoisie
“middle class”
-in between 2nd and 3rd estate
Charlotte Corday
killed the Jacobin leader (Marat) in the bathtub
Concordat of 1801
-agreement between Napoleon and the pope
-establishing the Roman Catholic Church the official church of France
Constitutional Monarchy
-Involving the National Assembly
-Louis XIV reigned for a short while
Danton
“the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic”
Directory
a five-member committee that governed France from November 1795 to November 1799,
Elba
First island Napoleon was exiled too (later escaped back to France)
Emigres
people (mostly men) who fled France before/during the French Revolution
First Estate
-top 1%
-Clergy
-Hella wealthy
Louis XVI
-“last king before the fall of monarchy”
-Married to Marie Antoinette
-Executed by guillotine
-Tried for treason
Marat
dude killed in the bathtub by Charlotte
journalist who published his work and thoughts into pamphlets and newspapers
Marie Antionette
married to king Louis XVI
Had ties with Austria
tried with conspiring with foreign powers
-lasted 10 more months after Louis XVI
killed by the guillotine
National Assembly
It represented the common people of France (also called the Third Estate) and demanded that the king make economic reforms to insure that the people had food to eat.
