Terms 2 Flashcards
Napoleonic Wars
(1803) Wars fought between Britain and France in which Napoleon fought to affirm his superiority over them and get more land for France.
Tennis Court Oath
(1798) It set off the French Revolution because the men of the National Assembly swore to never separate until France had a constitution.
What Continent did Napoleon want to control?
Europe
American Revolution
(1775-1783) The American Revolution gave the people the inspiration and hope to make a change in their own country
Explain the Estate System and who paid what in taxes
Which Estate you were in depended on your role in the country/your class, FirstEstate was the Clergy and paid 3% of taxes, Second Estate was Rich Nobles and paid no taxes, and Third Estate was commoners and they paid most taxes.
What islands was Napoleon exiled to?(First and second time)
Elba and St. Helena
Napoleon
A conqueror who took control of many surrounding countries and made himself emperor/first consul of France, approving the 4th constitution, and crowned himself emperor of France, signaling that he was more powerful than the church.
Marie Antoinette
She was the Queen at the beginning of the revolution and was disliked by her people, known for being ignorant and oblivious.
Congress of Vienna
(1814-1815) A meeting of European nations (Austria, Russia, Prussia, and England) that set out a strategy to maintain peace and stability throughout the continent.
What type of government did France have after Napoleon?
Constitutional monarchy
What European Country was not controlled by Napoleon?
Russia
King Louis XVI
He was the king during the Revolution.
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Established in 1789, it protected the rights of liberty, property, safety, and resistance to oppression.
Congress of Vienna
Austria, Russia, Prussia, England, and France formed the 5 powers to surround France with strong countries so that France would not attack them.
Estates General
An assembly of all three estates where each one had one vote.
First Estate
The First Estate was the clergy, and were less than 1% of the population and paid 3% of income taxes
French Revolution
(1789-1794) It got rid of plain monarchy, spread nationalism, and gave more equality to all people, especially those in the lower classes.
Third Estate
Lower class citizens/peasants, 98% of the population, paid most taxes.
Nobles
These aristocrats held vast amounts of wealth and dominated key
Nationalism
It gained a lot of popularity during the French Revolution, the idea that a state should represent, and serve the interests of, a people, or “nation”.
Monarchy
Ruled by a single person who inherits the power; it’s what France had that the people wanted to change because they didn’t like the way they were being treated.
What title Napoleon give himself?
Emperor
Reign of Terror
A series of riots, executions, and overall battery took place, inciting an overall sense of terror within the French population.
The Bastille
It was an old prison that was stormed in order to attain weaponry.
