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the first Protestant king of France

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Henry IV

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John Calvin was a Protestant leader from what country?

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France

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In France, what class paid most of the taxes?

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peasants

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The First Estate was comprised of which class?

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clergy

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Those on which side of the National Assembly were radicals who wanted the Revolution to go further.

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the Left of the National Assembly

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Napoleon established the Continental System to shut off trade to which country?

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England

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Napoleon died on which island?

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St. Helena

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What revolution forced Charles X to flee to England?

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The July Revolution

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Was France victorious or defeated in the Franco-Prussian War?

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defeated

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Louis Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor what?

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Emperor Napoleon III

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“the sun King”

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Louis XIV

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Russian czar who defied Napoleon

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Alexander I

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leader during the Reign of Terror

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Maximilien Robespierre

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ruthless queen who ruled for her weak sons

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Catherine de Medicis

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issued the Edict of Nantes

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Henry IV

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The French term for middle class

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bourgeoisie

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The influential spokesman known as the “Prince of Diplomats” at the Congress of Vienna

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Prince von Metternich

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Louis XIV reigned for over how many years, one of the longest reigns of any king in history.

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70

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Name three famous thinkers of the Enlightment.

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Montesquieu
Rousseau
Voltaire

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French monarch who was beheaded after the “flight of Varennes”

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Louis XVI

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About how many people died during the bloody “Reign of Terror”?

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40,000

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An election in which the people express their will

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plebiscite

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In 1813, the forces of Europe defeated Napoleon at the Battle of ?, also called the Battle of Nations.

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Leipzig

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The Duke of Wellington was the famous ??? at the Battle of Waterloo.

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British commander

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The Congress of Vienna attempted to surround what country with powerful nations?

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France

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the pre-revolutionary monarchy in France

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“old regime”

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National Assembly’s vow to write a constitution

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Tennis Court Oath

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granted some toleration to the Huguenots

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Edict of January

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reign of Louis Philippe

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July Monarchy

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French version of Parliament

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Estates-General

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What are French Calvinist Protestants called?

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Huguenots

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What name was given to the massacre of thousands of French Protestants on August 24, 1572?

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St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

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What magnificent palace did Louis XIV build to keep the aristocracy occupied?

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Versailles

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Which French king is known to have said “Apres moi le deluge”?

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Louis XV

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Which estate was made up of the middle class and peasants?

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Third

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Name the French castle stronghold stormed by the people of Paris in 1789.

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Bastille

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Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?

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Lord Nelson

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What was Napoleon’s worst enemy in the Russian campaign?

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winter

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Where did Napoleon meet his final defeat?

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Waterloo

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What country did Prince von Metternich represent at the Congress of Vienna?

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Austria

40
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Compare the French Revolution with the American War for Independence. How were they different?

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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

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Know these locations on a map.

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Pyrenees Mts.
Switzerland
Corsica
Monaco
Belgium
Seine River
Bay of Biscay
Paris
Geneva
English Channel

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