Chapter 19: French Revolution

Question 0

The Marquis de Lafayette

Answer 0

Head of the national militia after the fall of bastille

Question 1

The Bastille

Answer 1

The royal armory filled with arms and ammunition
Also a state prison
Was stormed in 1789 by a mob looking for reform and revolution

Question 2

Bourgeoisie

Answer 2

Middle class (2.3 million people)
Owned 20 to 25% of the land
Included merchants, industrialists, and bankers also lawyers, doctors, writers, and holders of public offices

Question 3

Abbe Sieyes

Answer 3

3rd estate representative
Said “what is the third estate? Everything. What has it been thus far in political order? Nothing. What does it demand? To become something.”

Question 4

The Estates General

Answer 4

French Parliamentary body
1st and 2nd estates got 300 representatives
3rd got 600 representatives

Question 5

The Tennis Court Oath

Answer 5

When the 3 estate representatives went to meet but found the doors locked, they gathered at a nearby tennis court and swore that they would continue to meet until they had a constitution

Question 6

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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Inspired by the American declaration of independence

Gave ideas of freedom of speech and press, equality of all men, liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression

Question 7

The Declaration of the Rights of Women

Answer 7

Written by Olympe de Gouges on the basis of the Declaration of the rights of the man and citizen
Was ignored by the national assembly

Question 8

The Jacobins

Answer 8

Extreme radical revolutionists

Question 9

Declaration of Pillnitz

Answer 9

An effort by Austria and Prussia to put the French king back into power because they were afraid of the revolution spreading to their countries

Question 10

Sans Culottes

Answer 10

Ordinary Patriots without fine clothing

Ran the Paris Commune

Question 11

Jacques Neckar

Answer 11

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Question 12

The Directory

Answer 12

A group of 5 electors chosen to be executive authority by the Council of Elders from a list provided by the Council of 500
Their reign held lots of corruption and relied heavily on the military

Question 13

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Answer 13

Bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state
All clergy were required to swear and oath of allegiance to this constitution
The pope forbade it

Question 14

Georges Danton

Answer 14

Led the Paris Commune

Was a minister of justice

Question 15

The Girondin

Answer 15

Moderate revolutionists

Question 16

Maximillion Robespierre

Answer 16

Led the french revolution and went power crazy
Made a new calendar based on the day of french independence
Created the great Terror

Question 17

Jean-Paul Marat

Answer 17

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Question 18

The Guillotine

Answer 18

A blade that came down and cut the head off of its victim

Was the big death penalty of the time

Question 19

The Reign of Terror

Answer 19

The National Convention and Committee of Public Safety established this to take out everyone who had in some way opposed the revolution and the republic

Question 20

Temple of Reason

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The cathedral of Notre Dame was designated the Temple of Reason after dechristianization began. It held a holiday of the new calendar to celebrate liberty

Question 21

Toussant L’Ouverture

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Led the revolt of the slaves and seized control of all of Hispaniola

Question 22

The Thermidorian Reaction

Answer 22

Began after the reign of terror
Controlled the power of the Committee of Public Safety, shut down the jacobin club, reopened churches, gave freedom of worship, and a new constitution was started

Question 23

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 23

Military excellence and practically dictatorship control of France

Question 24

Napoleons Civil Code

Answer 24

A uniform legal system that gave legal equality, protection of property and individuals but made women less equal to men

Question 25

Austerlitz

Answer 25

Napoleon crushed the combined forces of Austria and Russia here causing Austria to sue for peace and Russia to retreat

Question 26

Trafalgar

Answer 26

British defeat France via their navy

Question 27

Waterloo

Answer 27

British/Prussian army defeated Napoleon in a bloody battle

Question 28

The Grand Army

Answer 28

Frances huge army run by Napoleon

Question 29

Elba and St. Helena

Answer 29

Elba - where he was first exiled(island off of Tuscany) but he returned
St. Helena - his place of final exile out in the south atlantic