History
napoleon
"i love power as a musician loves his violin"
louis xvi
"let all three estates list their grievances to me"
robespierre
"lives must be sacrificed for liberty"
clemens von metternich
"monarchy is the only way to save europe from the ravages of nationalism"
olympe de gouges
"woman's rights are the same as those of man"
nationalism
a feeling of pride in and intense devotion to one's country
blockade
a military tactic through which ports are shut off to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
the constitution of 1791 established what?
a new legislative assembly
emigre
a person who fled revolutionary france to live in another country
annex
added outright
the declaration of rights of man and the citizen stated that...
all men were born free and equal in rights
clemens von metternich
austrian prince who wanted to restore the status quo of 1792 at the congress of vienna
plebiscite
ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue
why did lous xvi finally agree to summon the estates general?
because they were on the verge of bankrupcy
how did the french respond to threats to the revolution?
by becoming more radical
3 classes of france
clergy, nobility, the rest
why were urban workers discontented?
cost too much to live
what did robespierre try to do during the reign of terror?
crush all opposition to the revolution
5 reasons frances suffered a financial crises
debt, poor harvests, lack of food, failure of reform, high prices
national assembly
delegates of the third estate who banded together to draw up a constituion for france
committee of punlic safety
established by the moderates who seized power from radical revolutionaries
what did napoleon take title of?
first consul
napoleon
french emperor who dominated europe in the early 1800s
olympe de ouges
french journalist who demanded equal rights for women
where was napoleon born?
island of corsica
how did the napoleonic code reflect enlightenment principles?
it guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law
maximilien robespierre
jacoin revolutionary who led the reign of terror
jacques louis david
leading painter during the french revolution
cahiers
list of grievances that louis xvi asked all three estates to prepare
what did napoleon institute?
napoleonic code of law
who participated in the storming of bastile?
paris
what did napoleon set a system up of?
public schools
sans-culottes
radical working-class men
deficit spending
spending more money than is taken in
who did napoleon win victories against?
the austrians
what did napoleon help overthrow?
the directory
who took the tennis court oath and what did they vow
the national assembly, to never seperate
what area did napoleon annex to france?
the netherlands
suffrage
the right to vote
france's economy was mainly supported by what?
the third estate
what group did the bourgeoisie belong to?
the third estate
bourgeoisie
the wealthiest members of the third estate
french nobles resisted necker's financial reforms because?
they wanted to pay no taxes
why did the congress of vienna redraw the boundaries of some european countries?
to encircle france with strong countries
abdicate
to give up power
what was the chief goal of the congress of vienna?
to strengthen germany
sans-cuolottes
working-class revolutionaries