Test 8 Flashcards
the first Protestant king of France
Henry IV
John Calvin was a Protestant leader from what country?
France
In France, what class paid most of the taxes?
peasants
The First Estate was comprised of which class?
clergy
Those on which side of the National Assembly were radicals who wanted the Revolution to go further.
the Left of the National Assembly
Napoleon established the Continental System to shut off trade to which country?
England
Napoleon died on which island?
St. Helena
What revolution forced Charles X to flee to England?
The July Revolution
Was France victorious or defeated in the Franco-Prussian War?
defeated
Louis Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor what?
Emperor Napoleon III
“the sun King”
Louis XIV
Russian czar who defied Napoleon
Alexander I
leader during the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
ruthless queen who ruled for her weak sons
Catherine de Medicis
issued the Edict of Nantes
Henry IV
The French term for middle class
bourgeoisie
The influential spokesman known as the “Prince of Diplomats” at the Congress of Vienna
Prince von Metternich
Louis XIV reigned for over how many years, one of the longest reigns of any king in history.
70
Name three famous thinkers of the Enlightment.
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Voltaire
French monarch who was beheaded after the “flight of Varennes”
Louis XVI
About how many people died during the bloody “Reign of Terror”?
40,000
An election in which the people express their will
plebiscite
In 1813, the forces of Europe defeated Napoleon at the Battle of ?, also called the Battle of Nations.
Leipzig
The Duke of Wellington was the famous ??? at the Battle of Waterloo.
British commander
The Congress of Vienna attempted to surround what country with powerful nations?
France
the pre-revolutionary monarchy in France
“old regime”
National Assembly’s vow to write a constitution
Tennis Court Oath
granted some toleration to the Huguenots
Edict of January
reign of Louis Philippe
July Monarchy
French version of Parliament
Estates-General
What are French Calvinist Protestants called?
Huguenots
What name was given to the massacre of thousands of French Protestants on August 24, 1572?
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
What magnificent palace did Louis XIV build to keep the aristocracy occupied?
Versailles
Which French king is known to have said “Apres moi le deluge”?
Louis XV
Which estate was made up of the middle class and peasants?
Third
Name the French castle stronghold stormed by the people of Paris in 1789.
Bastille
Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Lord Nelson
What was Napoleon’s worst enemy in the Russian campaign?
winter
Where did Napoleon meet his final defeat?
Waterloo
What country did Prince von Metternich represent at the Congress of Vienna?
Austria
Compare the French Revolution with the American War for Independence. How were they different?
The French REvolution was an attempt to give men rights without responsibility. In France, the people who disagreed with the Revolution were imprisoned or killed. Atheism was at an all-time high, resulting in the bloody Reign of Terror. The American War for Independence, on the other hand, was firmly grounded in principles–not selfish desires. America had no “peasants” the demanded equality, and the War for Independence was not for equality but for freedom
Know these locations on a map.
Pyrenees Mts. Switzerland Corsica Monaco Belgium Seine River Bay of Biscay Paris Geneva English Channel
