Quiz 18 Flashcards
The Civil, or Napoleonic, Code __________
was one of seven codes of law.
put into code all the radical laws of the revolution.
undid all of the gains of the revolution.
was a single law code for the entire nation.
was one of seven codes of law.
The Directory consisted of __________
royalists who wanted to restore the monarchy.
the executive committee of the Council of Elders.
a group of men chosen by the electors to govern the country.
selected members of the Council of 500.
the executive committee of the Council of Elders.
Under the leadership of Georges Danton and __________, the radical Committee of Public Safety took control, executing thousands of the republic’s enemies over a 12-month period.
the Girondins
Jean-Paul Marat
Maximilien Robespierre
the Mountain
Maximilien Robespierre
French nationalism did NOT __________
show other European nations the power of nationalism.
aid in the defeat of Napoleon.
stir the patriotism of those opposed to the French.
stir a desire in other European nations to join France.
stir a desire in other European nations to join France
Why did the lower classes oppose the new order after the French Revolution?
because the government now controlled the Catholic Church
because they were hurt by the rise in the cost of living
because only men could be elected to the Assembly
because they wanted more drastic solutions to problems
because they were hurt by the rise in the cost of living
An informal coalition of several European states took up arms against France following __________
the Reign of Terror of the Committee of Public Safety.
the imprisonment of Louis XVI.
the execution of Louis XVI.
the fall of the Bastille.
the execution of Louis XVI.
Who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo?
Duke of Wellington
Maximilien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
Louis XVI
Duke of Wellington
The middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people.
coup d'etat faction bourgeoisie sans-culottes consulate estates
bourgeoisie
The social inequalities that contributed to the French Revolution are best illustrated by the conditions of the __________, who made up 75 to 80 percent of the population.
Second Estate
peasants
Third Estate
bourgeoisie
peasants
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen __________
restricted participation in the Legislative Assembly to the upper classes.
ended exemptions from taxation.
secularized the Catholic Church in France.
established a constitution.
ended exemptions from taxation.
Upon his return from exile at Elba, Napoleon was __________
exiled immediately to St. Helena.
restored to power.
crowned emperor.
executed.
restored to power.
Which did NOT occur after the execution of Robespierre?
The Reign of Terror ended.
A new constitution was created.
Churches were allowed to reopen for public worship.
The Jacobins continued to be in control.
The Jacobins continued to be in control.
__________ marked the beginning of Napoleon’s downfall.
The formation of the Continental System
The capture of Paris
The invasion of Russia
The British naval victory at Trafalgar
The invasion of Russia
“Without breeches,” members of the Paris Commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots.
bourgeoisie coup d'etat sans-culottes estates faction consulate
sans-culottes
The government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799.
faction sans-culottes You Answered coup d'etat estates consulate bourgeoisie
consulate
