Chapter 18 (History)

This right was NOT given to US citizens accused of a crime of the 5th Amd.

Protection against the death penalty.

Napoleon won almost every battle. But he lost ________ to the Duke of Wellington.

The Battle of Waterloo

The National Assembly of France published a document called ________. This gave the French rights.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

For a year, Maximilien Robespierre governed France as a director. What was his rule known as?

The Reign of Terror

What was Maximilien Robespierre's goal during his rule of France (1793-1794)?

The find "enemies of the revolution" and have them executed.

Russia ___________towns to leave nothing for Napoleon to capture.

Burned the towns down (burned)

Napoleon was born on the island of _________ and he died on the island of __________.

Corsica; St. Helena

By 1789, what caused French peasants to become angry to the point of rebellion?

High taxes and widespread hunger.

The _________ were radical, violent revolutionaries who called for a republic in France.

Jacobins

George Washington was the 1st President of the US._________ was 2nd

John Adams

Leader of France in the 1800's before Napoleon.

King Louis XVI

During the French Revolution, who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety?

Maximilien Robespierre

In 1799, who declared the French Revolution to be officially over, 10 years after it had begun?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Approximately ______ people were executed via guillotine during the Terror in France, including _____.

1400; Marie Antoinette

When was Napoleon removed from power?

1815

What was the Napoleonic Code?

A comprehensive system of laws that re-established legal order.

In 1806, Napoleon conquered __________

Austria

What caused France to go deeply into debt in the 1780's?

France's aid to the colonists during the American Revolution.

___________ is "The Father of Our Country", and ______________ is "The Father of the Constitution."

George Washington; James Madison

What event officially started the French Revolution? (July 14, 1789)

The storming of the Bastille Prison by peasants.

Once Napoleon became Emperor of France, what was his next goal?

To control the rest of Europe.

This was NOT a goal of the Congress of Vienna.

To develop a plan to drive the Ottoman Turks out of Europe.

Due to the debt what do you think was Napoleon's goal in restoring prosperity to France?

To stabilize France's economy, which was in a depression.