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Steps to French Revolution
Review of pp 239-247
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Undergraduate 1
01/25/2017

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National (Constituent) Assembly
Definition
2nd French government
claimed to be the official representatives of all French people
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Tennis court oath
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vow of National Assembly to meet until a national constitution was written
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July 14, 1789
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when a mob stormed the Bastille
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Bastille
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old castle stronghold turned into a prison
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August 4 decrees
Definition
ended lord's privileges, abolished feudalism
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Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
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proclaimed "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death"
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Jacobin Club
Definition
group who wanted revolution to be even more extreme (met in a monastery)
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Concordant of 1801
Definition
Napoleon made peace with the pope

allowed Jewish & Hugenot freedom
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Constitution of 1791
Definition
made popularly elected legislative assembly the main institution of government
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the Right
Definition
supported the king & were satisfied with the Constitution of 1791
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100 days of Napolelon
Definition
French allowed the dictator general to take over the country
they felt that times were better under his rule
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the Left
Definition
distrusted the king & didn't like the Constitution of 1791
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Napoleonic Wars
Definition
1 of most important series of wars in world history
French declared war on Austria
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National Convention
Definition
3rd French government
wrote Constitution of 1791
deposed Louis XVI (executed via guillotine)
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Committee of Public Safety
Definition
4th French government
small group of men controlled France
formed to quell anarchy
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M. Robespierre
Definition
terror-inducing leader of Committee of Public Safety
gave France religion of mystical Deism
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Reign of Terror
Definition
issued by Committee of Public Safety
suppressed and/or killed suspected "enemies of the Republic"
caused death of about 40,000 people
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Directory
Definition
5th French government
established after Robespierre fell
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N. Bonaparte
Definition
military leader who took over French government and established tyranny
crowned himself emperor
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Consulate
Definition
6th French government
headed by Napoleon; brought peace & stability
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ideas behind American Revolution
Definition
liberty (controlled freedom) & prosperity
virtue
limited government
acknowledged God
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Code Napoleon
Definition
law codes which became most famous since those of the Romans
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Ideas behind French Revolution
Definition
mob rule
vice
humanism
totalitarianism
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Battle of Trafalgar
Definition
when British navy destroyed both French and Spanish fleets
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Lord H. Nelson
Definition
considered the greatest naval hero world has ever known
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Battle of Austerlitz
Definition
greatest victory of Napoleon's career
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Marie Louise
Definition
daughter of Austrian empire who married Napoleon
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Continental System
Definition
forbade import of British goods into French territory
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Czar Alexander I
Definition
defied Napoleon & began trade with England
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Estates General
Definition
1st French government
order went clergy, nobility, then the rest of the French people (Bourgeoisie & peasants)
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Battle of Leipzig
Definition
aka "Battle of Nations"
when combined forces of Europe defeated Napoleon's new army
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Elba
Definition
where Napoleon was 1st exiled
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Louis XVIII
Definition
new king of France after Napoleon's 1st exile
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1815
Definition
when Napoleon met final defeat at Battle of Waterloo
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Duke of Wellington
Definition
British general who crushed French army
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St Helena
Definition
where Napoleon was re-exiled
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