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| Three Estates and Estates General |
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| One of the three classes into which French society was divided before the revolution; the clergy (first estate), the nobles (second estate), and the townspeople (third estate). |
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| The new government system being comprised by the third estate during the French Revolution. |
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| Happened in Paris on July 4th, 1789. It started the French Revolution. |
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| Women's March on Versailles |
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| Women marched to Versailles demanding bread and when they got there the King and his family said that they were going to Paris and they never saw Versailles. |
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| Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen |
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| This document was written by the French Representatives of the national assembly, in the midst of the French Revolution to establish a fair system of rights that they felt all men deserved and should be recognized. |
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| The title of legislative bodies in France that were established by the constitutions 1791 and 1848. |
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| His career is named "The Reign of Terror" because he was ruthless, paranoid, fanatical idealistic, and incorruptible. |
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One of the defining events of the Revolution.
Rulers decided to use Terror as a a way to control the chaos going on in their cities. |
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| A military and political leader who helped to shape the European politics during the 19th Century. He is also known as Emperor Napoleon I. |
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| Overthrew the government of the Directory; it was led by Napoleon and toppled the Directory and seized power. |
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| The French civil code which was established under Napoleon in 1804. This allowed freedom of religion, specified that the government jobs were to go to the most qualified, and didn't allow privileges based on who your family was. |
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| It was a battle fought between the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navy's. It happened at sea and also during the war of the coalition. |
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Also known as Blocus continental to the French.
It was the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars. It was a large scale embargo against British trade. |
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| A war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. |
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| This was when Napoleon Bonaparte decided to try to get Russia back into line, so he invaded them with over 500,00 men. It occurred in 1812. |
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| A military strategy that involved burning anything that may benefit the enemy. |
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| This was the first _____________ in office of the president. During this time was when people would be able to see how well they were going to govern the states. |
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| Fought on June 18, 1815 near Waterloo and part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. In this battle, the forces of the French Empire under the leadership of Michael Ney and Napoleon, were defeated by the Seventh Coalition and a Prussian Army. |
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A conference of ambassadors of Europe.
The "final act" of congress was signed nine days before the defeat at Waterloo on June 18, 1815. |
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| Took place in a tennis court and was an oath that was signed by the members of the third estate that were locked out of the Estates General. It stated that they would not disband until they formed a constitution. |
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