Unit 6: Quiz 2 Flashcards
A system or form of government in which the ruler has unrestricted power.
absolutism
The upper or privileged class.
aristocracy
An alliance of nations for a common purpose
coalition
A draft, compulsory enrollment of men for military service
conscription
An emigrant, one who fled to escape the French Revolution
emigres
The social classes of France
estates
A death instrument in France, consisting of a weighted blade that slides down between two vertical guides and beheads the victim
guillotine
Sealed letters, French royal orders for the imprisonment of some person.
Lettres de cachet
Devotion to one’s own country and its interests.
nationalism
_____________ Louis XVI’s wife
Marie Antoinette
the economy of France was
bad
Because of __________ the people were restless in France.
poor leadership
One of the recommendations of financial experts was to
require the wealthy to pay taxes
In the reforms of the National Assembly, the ___________ was abolished.
feudal system
The storming of the Bastille occurred during the reign of
Louis XVI
Louis XVI and his court accepted ____ of the recommendations of his financial experts
none
The ________ were recalled by Louis the XVI
Estates General
An alliance of nations for a common purpose.
coalition
A draft, compulsory enrollment of men for military service.
conscription
A sudden seizure of government by force
coup d’etat
The government established by the constitution of 1795 was called the
Directory
Napoleon first took over the government of France in what year?
1799
Napoleon’s return to France in 1815 is known as:
The One Hundred Days
In _____ Napoleon declared France a(n) empire and declared himself _________
- 1804
- emporer
