French Revolution & Napoleon Flashcards
What are estates
= three social classes
What caused the French Revolution
- The peasants were poor& the nobles were wealthy
- taxes
- they saw the church kings and nobles were corrupt
Bourgeoisie
Middle classes
Who belong to the three estates in France
The clergy, nobles, people
Two groups of Jacobin’s at the Convention were
Mountains
Girondist
The committee’s actions were to
New schools, new farming skills for peasants, controlled prices, new armies, new religion
The Directory attempted to handle
Food shortages, rising prices, government bankruptcy, foreign invasions
A network is a
Group
What does require mean
Something you have to do
How did the Girondists differ from the Mountain
Girondists enough change
Mountain more change radical group
What is coup d’état
Throwing out a leader by force
After becoming consul, how did Napoleon strengthen his control
Crown himself emperor
he organized everything
How did nationalism helped defeat Napoleon
Other European countries coming to fight him
What were the causes of the French Revolution
Out of money, force tithes and taxes, clergy and nobility had no taxes, food shortages
How did French radicals enforce their reforms
They killed those who did not agree
How did Napoleon take control of the French government and build an empire
He took power by being famous for his military talents
The French people were divided into three —— or classes
Estates
The middle classes were called the ——
At the bottom of the were the ——-
Middle = bourgeoisie Bottom= commoners
King Louis XVI asked the nobles and clergy to pay
Taxes
The third estate declared themselves to be the —— and worked on the new constitution
National assembly
The —– said that the powers of government came from the people
Declaration
The national assembly limited the —— power
King’s
France was to be rules by an
Elected assembly
