Three Estates | ||
#1 | This was the chief tax of France that the First Estate was exempt from. | What is the Taille? |
#2 | Comprised the Second Estate with a population fo 350,000 and 25% of land ownership. | Who were the Nobles? |
#3 | Prior to the abolishment of Feudalism, many of the Third Estate were known as. | Who are Serfs? |
#4 | This group made up the First Estate and was controlled by those from aristocratic families. | Who is the Clergy? |
#5 | This group of merchants, lawyers, and bankers made up the higher end of the Third Estate. | Who are the Bourgeosie? |
Estates General to National Assembly | ||
#1 | Identify one of the three reasons for the breakdown in the French economy. | Food Shortage, Overspending, inflation |
#2 | This group in the Estates-General was often outvoted by a 2-1 block. | Third Estate |
#3 | Attempt to write a constiution after being locked out of the Esates-General was sworn. | Tennis Court Oath |
#4 | Mob violence led to the storming of this Parisian capital landmark. | Bastille |
#5 | Newly formed National Assembly issued this document inspired by the US Decl. of Ind + Bill of Rights | Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen |
New Fears | ||
#1 | This new conservative body created laws and eventually declared war on Austria. | The Legislative Assembly |
#2 | Seizure of property and lands of this group were sold to raise money for the nation. | Catholic Church |
#3 | The new government of France consisted of this type of Monarchy. | Limited |
#4 | Rebellion by this group in Paris, captured the King, demanded a National Convention and universal suffrage | Paris Commune |
#5 | Radicals gaining power in National Assembly known for being 'without breeches' | Sans-Culottes |
Radical Revolution | ||
#1 | Radical group that was divided into factions of the Mountain and Girondins | Jacobins |
#2 | Louis XVI and this wife were executed by the National Convention. | Marie Antoinette |
#3 | To ensure all those against the revolution were punished, Robespierre headed up this> | Committee of Public Safety |
#4 | Council of 500 and Elders selected 5 Elders to run this group. | Directory |
#5 | It is estimated that 40,000 people were executed during this era. | Reign of Terror |
Napoleon | ||
#1 | At 30 years old this General gained power over France in event known as. | Coup d'etat |
#2 | Though Napoleon was not religious, he reinstituted this group in exchange that they didn't demand the return of properties | Catholic Church |
#3 | Simplification of laws that preserved many ideas of the revolution. | Napoleonic Code or Civil Code |
#4 | This nation's Naval supremacy was an enemy of Napoleon that he could never defeat. | Britain |
#5 | The first of Napoleon's military failures against the Russians led to this. | His exile on Elba |
Final Question | |
The final defeat of Napoleon came at the hand of the Duke of Wellington in this battle. | Waterloo. |