Chapter 7 Flashcards
(23 cards)
In what year was Europe finally rid of Napoleon?
1815, exiled to St. Helena, died in 1821
In the end, who was France’s greatest enemy?
Britain or Napoleon
The bourgeoisie were members of which estate in France before the revolution?
Third Estate
The clergy were members of which estate before the revolution?
First Estate
The nobles were members of which estate in France before the revolution?
Second Estate
What deal did Napoleon make with Thomas Jefferson?
The Louisiana Purchase
What event is considered the start of the French Revolution?
when they rebelled at Bastille
What happened at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Napoleon lost his first major battle at sea
What murderous invention was used during the years of the revolution?
the guillotine
What was Napoleon’s most famous defeat?
Battle of Waterloo
What was Napoleon’s relationship to the idea of guerilla warfare?
he helped invent it and lost to it
What word means “a violent overthrow of a government?”
coup d’etat
What words means “a political agreement with the Pope”?
concordat
What word means “someone who leaves a country”?
emigré
Where did Napoleon die?
St. Helena
Where did the moderates sit in the Legislative Assembly?
center
Where was Napoleon first exiled?
Elba
Which country used a scorched-earth policy to frustrate Napoleon’s army?
Russia
Which of the following was not done to the Catholic Church during the revolution
Done: Declared by assembly that priests and officials be elected by property owners>lost land and political independence
Done: make church part of state
Done: sell of church lands to pay off France’s debt[?]
Which of the following was not part of the catch-phrase for the revolution?
anything besides “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
Which was not a change made during the French Revolution?
a
Who was the ruler of France at the time of the French Revolution?
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
Who was the leader of France during the Reign of Terror?
Maximillien Robespierre
