Terms 2

Question 1

Napoleonic Wars

Answer 1

(1803) Wars fought between Britain and France in which Napoleon fought to affirm his superiority over them and get more land for France.

Question 2

Tennis Court Oath

Answer 2

(1798) It set off the French Revolution because the men of the National Assembly swore to never separate until France had a constitution.

Question 3

What Continent did Napoleon want to control?

Answer 3

Europe

Question 4

American Revolution

Answer 4

(1775-1783) The American Revolution gave the people the inspiration and hope to make a change in their own country

Question 5

Explain the Estate System and who paid what in taxes

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

What islands was Napoleon exiled to?(First and second time)

Answer 6

Elba and St. Helena

Question 7

Napoleon

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

Marie Antoinette

Answer 8

She was the Queen at the beginning of the revolution and was disliked by her people, known for being ignorant and oblivious.

Question 9

Congress of Vienna

Answer 9

(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.

Question 10

What type of government did France have after Napoleon?

Answer 10

Constitutional monarchy

Question 11

What European Country was not controlled by Napoleon?

Answer 11

Russia

Question 12

King Louis XVI

Answer 12

He was the king during the Revolution.

Question 13

French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

Answer 13

Established in 1789, it protected the rights of liberty, property, safety, and resistance to oppression.

Question 14

Congress of Vienna

Answer 14

Austria, Russia, Prussia, England, and France formed the 5 powers to surround France with strong countries so that France would not attack them.

Question 15

Estates General

Answer 15

An assembly of all three estates where each one had one vote.

Question 16

First Estate

Answer 16

The First Estate was the clergy, and were less than 1% of the population and paid 3% of income taxes

Question 17

French Revolution

Answer 17

(1789-1794) It got rid of plain monarchy, spread nationalism, and gave more equality to all people, especially those in the lower classes.

Question 18

Third Estate

Answer 18

Lower class citizens/peasants, 98% of the population, paid most taxes.

Question 19

Nobles

Answer 19

These aristocrats held vast amounts of wealth and dominated key

Question 20

Nationalism

Answer 20

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”.

Question 21

Monarchy

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

What title Napoleon give himself?

Answer 22

Emperor

Question 23

Reign of Terror

Answer 23

A series of riots, executions, and overall battery took place, inciting an overall sense of terror within the French population.

Question 24

The Bastille

Answer 24

It was an old prison that was stormed in order to attain weaponry.

Question 25

Maximilien Robespierre

Answer 25

He was a radical Jacobin leader who led the Reign of Terror.

Question 26

Second Estate

Answer 26

Rich Nobles, 2% of the people, paid no taxes.

Question 27

Palace of Versailles

Answer 27

Built to act as the official residence of the French monarchy during the reign of Louis XIV