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| A French general, political leader, and emperor of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Bonaparte rose swiftly through the ranks of army and government during and after the French Revolution and crowned himself emperor in 1804. He conquered much of Europe but lost two-thirds of his army in a disastrous invasion of Russia. After his final loss to Britain and Prussia at the Battle of Waterloo, he was exiled to the island of St. Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean. |
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| French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789. |
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| This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler |
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| French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794) |
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| A French political leader of the eighteenth century. A Jacobin, he was one of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. He was in charge of the government during the Reign of Terror, when thousands of persons were executed without trial. After a public reaction against his extreme policies, he was executed without trial. |
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| French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793) |
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| French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793) |
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| Political faction stemming from the Jacobins; did not support Parisian military; did not want Louis XVI executed because they thought he would become a martyr |
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| a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution |
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Clergy (Church officials) made up 1% of the total population |
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| aristocracy and nobility made up 2% of the total population |
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| combined three lower classes that made up 97% of the population such as Bourgeoisie-merchants, lawyers, doctors. |
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| representatives of the 3rd estate were locked out of the national assembly so they went to a nearby tennis court; swore to stay until a new constitution was made |
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| Paris-July 14, 1789~the medieval fortress and prison known as the Bastille contained only seven prisoners, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution and it subsequently become an icon of the French Republic |
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| a vast panic that spread quickly through France in 1789; peasant rebellions bacame part of the Great Fear; citizens, fearing invasion by foreign troops that would support the French monarchy, formed militias |
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| French nobility who fled country to escape the Revolution |
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| radical groupade up of Parisian wagearners and small shop keepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices, and a end to food shortage |
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| 'Bread March of Women' was due to bread shortages and increasingly high prices. In 1789 when rumors spread that nobles were hoarding bread, women joined together and stormed Versailles, blaming the situation on Marie Antoinette. |
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| a comitee established during the French revolution to identify enemies of the republic. It accomplished this by having anyone suspected crimes against the state arrested. |
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| Comittee of Public safety |
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| a sudden overthrow of the government |
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| Napoleon cut off all trade with Great Britain to try and make Europe more self-sufficient, an economic blockade of Britain. The Foreign Policy of Napoleon, essentially an effort to thwart English advancement by nationally prohibiting British trade with France |
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| love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it |
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| Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon I. |
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| women march to Versailles, 1789, move royal family to Tulleries, virtually imprisoned |
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| In this bloodless revolution, the English Parliament and William and Mary agreed to overthrow James II for the sake of Protestantism. This led to a constitutional monarchy and the drafting of the English Bill of Rights. |
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| an act passed by the British parliment in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents |
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| - King of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General, but he did not grant the reforms that were demanded and revolution followed. Louis and his queen, Marie Antoinette, were executed in 1793. |
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| (1814-1824) Restored Bourbon throne after the Revoltion. He accepted Napoleon's Civil Code (principle of equality before the law), honored the property rights of those who had purchased confiscated land and establish a bicameral (two-house) legislature consisting of the Chamber of Peers (chosen by king) and the Chamber of Deputies (chosen by an electorate). |
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| statement of revolutionary ideals adopted by national assembly |
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| Declaration of Rights of Man and of Citizens |
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| Group of five men who served as liaisons between Robespierre and the Assembly. Overthrown by Napoleon. |
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| an 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson. |
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| victory against Austria and Russia that allowed Napoleon to be recognized as King of Italy |
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| a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution) |
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| freedom from governmental control |
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| people engaged in a particular occupation |
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| This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed |
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| in the 1700's, a change in teh way people thought. Spread the idea that reason and logical thought could improve society also encouraged ideas on how government should work. |
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| a general and progressive increase in prices |
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| french government-run public schools |
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| The name of the government when Napoleon took power |
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| Equal taxation and stabilation of economy made by Napoleon was called |
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| The Constitution of 1791 was written under this government |
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| the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people |
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| This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy. |
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| the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799. |
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| King William and Queen Mary accepted this document in 1689. It guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently. By accepting this document, they supported a limited monarchy, a system in which they shared their power with Parliament and the people. |
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| Agreement between Napoleon and Czar Alexander I in which Russia became an ally of France and Napoleon took over the lands of Prussia west of the Elbe as well as the Polish provinces. |
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| This was the civil code put out by Napoleon that granted equality of all male citizens before the law and granted absolute security of wealth and private property. Napoleon also secured this by creating the Bank of France which loyally served the interests of both the state and the financial oligarchy |
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| Napoleon's efforts to block foreign trade with England by forbidding Importation of British goods Into Europe. |
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| a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization |
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