French Revolution/Nepoleonic Era

Battle of Waterloo (June 1815)

-British and Prussian forces dealt him crushing blow -forced to abdicate a second and final time -Exiled to St. Helena -final defeat and exile ended the period of the French Revolution

What year does Napoleon abdicate?

April 1814

Article 1: Men and born free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. Article 2: The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man, These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression. Article 6: Law is the expression of the general will. Every citizen has a right to participate personally or through his representative............ Article 10- No one shall be disquieted on account of his opinions, including his religious views, provided their manifestation does not disturb the public order established. Which of the following articles BEST illustrates the influence of Rousseau on the authors of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

Article 6

Legitimacy

Bring back the monarchies Napoleon took out

Balance of Power

Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries.

Abbe Sieyes in this quote references the "political order" in France. Which is the correct sequencing of the French Estate System that he is referring to?

First Estate: Clergy, Second Estate: Nobility, Third Estate: The rest of the French population

I. Convening of the Estates General II. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen III. Formation of the National Assembly IV. The Tennis Court Oath

I, III, IV, II

A primary cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the

Increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate

The Enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought by

Instilling a belief in the natural rights of man.

Why was the Women's March on Versailles so important?

It led to Louis and Marie Antoinette returning with the marchers to Paris

This radical French citizen published a newspaper focusing on revolutionary activity and was assassinated in his bath tub.

John Paul Marat

The American Revolution and French Revolution were similar in that both

Were encouraged by Enlightenment idea of natural rights

Lycees

government run public schools

indemnity

payment for losses in war

The greatest number of victims from the Reign of Terror were from which social group?

peasants and working class.

Contiental System

stopped trade between Great Britain and European countries

Battle of Austerlitz

the greatest victory of Napoleon's career

Abdicate

to give up a position, right, or power

Plebicite

vote of the people

The new "revolutionary" calendar of 1793

was part of an effort to de-Christianize France.

Battle of Trafalgar

an 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson.

Napoleon appoints himself...

"Consul for life"

Power Shift

- France (Down) - Russia (Up) - Britain (Up) - Prussia (On the rise)

Effects of the French Revolution/Napoleonic era

- Increase of Nationalism - Revolutions begin breaking out in other areas

Liberal Ideas (Liberalism)

- Middle class rights - Constitutional gov't

Napoleon was born in

Corsica

The members of the Third Estate took revolutionary action because they

Had fewer rights, owned less land and paid more taxes than the wealthier members of the French population

How did Napoleon rise to power?

He was a popular general; won many battles, coup d'etat, became emperor and dominated most of Europe

Congress of Vienna

Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon

Invasion of Russia

Napoleon's most disastrous military campaign. Russian winter forced Napoleon to retreat, lead to his downfall

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen includes several Enlightenment ideas. Which of the following is not one of the Enlightenment ideas incorporated into the document?

People are incapable of ruling themselves because they are inherently disorganized and chaotic

Concert of Europe

Series of alliances to help prevent revolution

When the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General, they pledged never to disband until a new constitution was created. This event is known as

Tennis Court Oath

Klemens von Metternich

The Foreign Minister of Austria; he had the most influence at the Congress of Vienna.

This event became the symbolic act of the Revolution

The Storming of the Bastille

Napoleon returns to France from the 100 days

War of the 7th Coalition

Peninsular War

War that Napoleon fought in Spain/Portugal, Guerrilla warfare

Napoleon's 100 Days

Was sent to exile in an island called Elba

A vocal element in the French Revolution, the sans-culottes were

members of the urban working class

Napoleonic Code

new system of laws -Stressed Enlightenment ideals -***Women status in society did not change