History Unit 5 Test
The Russians were able to repel napoleon invasion in 1813 because of the
"scorched-earth" policy against napoleon
The Tennis Court Oath was
A pledge by delegates of the third estate not to disband until they had drafted a constitution for France
During the French Revolution, the Jacobins favored the establishment of
A republic
The representatives of the Third Estate demanded that the estates-general be declared a National Assembly in order to
Achieve voting by members rather than estates
Coup d'etat
An attempted overthrow of government
"Equality" in the slogan "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity" meant equality
Before the law
During the reign of terror, France was ruled by the
Committee of Public Safety
Louis XVI's purpose in summoning the estates-general in 1789 was to
Consider the question of government debt
This social class was comprised of people who were of Spanish decent, but were born in the Latin American colonies. Who were they?
Creoles
The declaration of the rights of man, adopted by the National Assembly, was a
Document stating the principles of the French Revolution
Corday
Girondist who ended the life of Marat
As a result of the French Revolution, the Catholic Church in france
Had its power limited
The word best characterizing Louis XVI is
Incompetent
Bourgeoisie
Merchants and professionals in city-dwelling French middle class
David
Neoclassicist artist who painted napoleon crossing the alps and death of Marat
The two privileged classes in Fran w under the old regime were the
Nobility and clergy
Emigres
Nobles who left France to escape the revolution there
Reactionaries
People who do not want to change existing political and social conditions
St. Helena
Place of napoleon's final exile
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Placed the church under government control
Old regime
Political system of France before revolution
Jacobins
Radical party that controlled the committee of public safety
The seizure of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, was important because it
Represented a successful attack on a symbol of the tyranny of the old regime
The liberator known as the "George Washington of South Africa" is
Simon Bolivar
Which statement describes the old regime in France?
The burden of taxation fell almost entirely on the third estate
Which was a fundamental cause of the French Revolution of 1789?
Unjust administration of the law
All of the following were factors that led to the 19th century independence movement in Latin America
Unjust legal and political practices, enlightenment principles, social and economic inequality
Waterloo
battle that ended napoleon's reign in France