Unit 2: The French Revolution Flashcards

0
Q

These five people were called this under the rule of the Constitution of 1795

A

The directory

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1
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He was the king that replaced Napoleon

A

King Louis XVIII

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2
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The years of Napoleon’s height of power

A

1807-1812

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3
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This is the country that Napoleon wanted to conquer to disrupt England’s trade route

A

Egypt

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4
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It was a form of protest against the sun King

A

The Fronde

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5
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The percentage of the third estate

A

98%

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6
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The constitution of 1791 had this kind of government

A

A limited monarchy

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7
Q

The number of people killed during the reign of terror

A

40,000

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8
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The body created by the 3rd estate dedicated to writing a new constitution

A

National Assembly

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9
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The battle of Napoleon’s final defeat

A

The battle of Waterloo

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10
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This set of laws in which the achievement was to provide order in the legal system of France and its empire

A

The Napoleonic code

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11
Q

The second estate consisted of…

A

Nobles

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12
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The country that Louis the 16th and his wife fled to

A

Austria

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13
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Louis the 16th was convicted of this crime

A

Treason

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14
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The three causes of the financial crisis

A

Grand life at Palace poor harvests and war fundings for the American revolution

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15
Q

He put these people in charge of the countries Napoleon conquered

A

His relatives

16
Q

The last island Napoleon was sent to when he was banished

A

St. Helena

17
Q

This country was never under Napoleon’s control or Ally

A

Great Britain

18
Q

The artifact that was found in Egypt by Napoleon abandoned researchers

A

The Rosetta Stone

19
Q

He led the Reign of Terror

A

Maximilian Robspierre

20
Q

King Louis the 14th built his palace here

A

Versailles

21
Q

The government in which Louis the 14th ruled

A

An absolute monarchy

22
Q

Women marched on Versailles demanding this

A

Bread

23
Q

Napoleon was first exiled on this island

A

Elba

24
Q

Napoleon’s birthplace

A

Corsica

25
Q

The year of the storming of the Bastille

A

1789

26
Q

This event symbolized the beginning of the revolution

A

The storming of the Bastille

27
Q

2 things that caused failure at Russia for Napoleon

A

Scorched earth and harsh winter

28
Q

The ruler at the beginning of the revolution

A

King Louis the 16th

29
Q

They were part of the third estate which included doctors merchants and bankers and journalists

A

The bourgeoisie

30
Q

He created the palace of bursae was known as the sun King and put the country under a mountain of debt

A

King Louis the 14th

31
Q

The type of government in which one ruler controls all

A

An absolute monarchy