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| coeditor of the Encyclopedia |
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| paper currency the French chruches were used as collateral the first French paper currency issued by the General Assembly |
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| medieval fortress that was converted to a prison stormed by peasants for ammunition during the early stages of the French REvolution |
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| Comfortable members of the 3rd estate basically middle class wanted the privileges of the nobility and upper clergy |
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| created by the national convention it established after the French Revolution day one was the first day of the French Republic |
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| Committee of Public Safety |
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| established and led by robespierre fixed bread prices and nationalized some business basically secret police and also controlled the war effort instigated the Reign of Terror |
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| led by Gracchus Babeuf an attempt to renew violent rebellion after the Thermidore reaction communistic in nature |
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| form of governemnt which followed the directory established by napolean ended when Napoleon was crowned emperor |
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| the 3rd estate of the Estates General broke from the estates because they wanted the estates to sit as a committee and not as segregated groups |
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| led the mountains with Robespierre also executed with Robespierre |
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| Napoleon's painter painted the famous portrait of Napoleon's coronation |
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| Britain's admiral Nelson destroyed the combined French and Spanish navies Nelson was killed but invasion of Britain now became impossible |
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| austrain foreign minister who basically controlled the congress of Vienna wanted to promote peace conservatism and the repression of libaral nationalism throughout europe |
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| British representative at Congress of Vienna |
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| the time from Napoleon's return from exile on Elba to defeat at Waterloo |
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| Declaration of the Rights of Man |
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| written by the National Convention declared all men could do anything as long as it did not harm others |
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| group of 5 men who served as liaisons betweeen Robespierre and the assembly overthrown by Napoleon |
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| collection of works compiled during the Enlightenment explained many aspects of society |
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| not called since 1614 finally called by Louis XVI at the advice of his financial minister demanded control over the king's finances he refused and dismissed them sat as 3 segregated groups |
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| tax on salt during pre-revolutionary France included in the Estate's list of grievances |
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| one of the two halves of the divided National Convention |
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| followed the storming of the bastille people were scared of outlaws and reprisals fanned flames of rebellion |
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| fast and relatively human used for mass executions |
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| created by Napoleon kept watch over their own area of France allowed Napoleon not to have to worry about petty problems |
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| law that obligated all French men between certain ages to enlist in the army |
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| King of France executed for treason by the National Convetion absolute monarch husband of Marie Antoinette |
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| Louis XVI's wife executed |
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| memeber of the national assembly led the Mountains began and led teh committee of public safety began the Reign of Terror |
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| Petty laborers and laboring poor wore pants not knee breeches became a major political gropu in revolutionary France |
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| taken by the national assembly stated that they would not disband until they had made a new constitution met here because they were unable to go to theri meeting place |
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| artisans ect everyone not in the first or second estate |
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| a reaction agaisnt the violence of the Reign of Terror Robespierre was executed |
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| the old order before the revolution in france |
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| site of palace outside paris women marched there to demand action from Lous XVI |
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| wrote Vindication of the Rights of Man and A Windication of the Rights of Women |
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| 1806 issued by Napoleon's brother made king of Spain but unablet o control the spanish which led to costly peninsula war |
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| Napoleon's brother made king of spain but unable to control the span8ish which led to costly peninsula war |
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| Confederation of the Rhine |
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| League of German States organized by Napoleon in 1813 after defeating the Austrians at Austerlitz the league collasped after Napoleon's defeat in Russia |
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| French economic plan to cripple Britain Russia's refusal to conform led to the Russian Campaign |
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| combined French armies under Napoleon virutally destroyed during Napoleon's ill fated Russian campaign |
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| tried to issue a constitutional charter which accepted many revolutionary changes and guaranteed civil liberties |
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| passed by Napoleon took away many of hte rights gained by women aimed at reestablihing the family monarchy modified after napoleon's defeat |
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| france was forced to invade spain after the failure of joseph Bonaparte very costly for napoleon the duke of wellington helped the spanish |
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| found by one of Napoleon's officers during the Egyptian campaign allowed people to decipher hieroglyphics |
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| french representative at the congress of vienna and limited the demands of other countries upon the french |
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| south atlantic island Napoleon's final home after teh battle of waterloo |
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