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History 112 French Revolution Flashcards

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Who was the king at the beginning of the French Revolution?

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King Louis XVI

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How many estates in the French society?

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3 estates

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How much tax did the first two estates pay?

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No taxes

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Where was Napoleon born?

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In the island of Corsica

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Who was the radical leader of the jacobin party?

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Robespierre

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What is the name of the battle that Napoleon was finally defeated at?

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The Battle of Waterloo

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What event ended the reign of terror?

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The execution of Robespierre

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Name the major fortress that was torn down at the beginning of the French Revolution

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The Bastille

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9
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Who lost rights under napoleons civil code?

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Women did

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How many constitutions did France have throughout the revolution?

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3+ constitutions

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How many days in the week of the Revolutionary calendar?

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10 days a week, 3 weeks in a month

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What sort of government existed in France before the revolution?

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The monarchy

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Define bourgeoisie

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Bourgeoisie is a middle-class who worked as doctors or in law.

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Explain the French Civil Code

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The French civil code is all the codes taken together into one book of all the laws for France.

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Explain the goal of continental system

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The goal of continental system was to prohibit all trades made.

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Define sans culotte

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Sans culotte is no breaches; to show everyone that they weren’t rich

17
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How did the guillotine make people equal?

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It made everyone equal because they executed everyone the same way no matter the class they were in

18
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How did the invasion of Russia cause the downfall of Napoleon?

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The downfall of Napoleon was due to the lack of resources for himself and his team

19
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What caused the downfall of Napoleon?

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The downfall was caused by the failure of the contential system, invasion and nationalism.

20
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Who did Napoleon marry?

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Joséphine

21
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What was the fate of the French Queen?

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She got beheaded by the guillotine.

22
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How did Napoleon deal with the royalist

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By shooting cannons and using grapeshot

23
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What political party did Napoleon support?

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Napoleon supported the Jacobins

24
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What did the women’s march want from the king?

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They marched to the king to see if the prices would drop due to starvation of people.

25
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Define Revolution

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Revolution is the overthrow of a government for a new system.

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