WH #7
Defend France from foreign & domestic enemies
What was the goal of the Committee of Public Safety?
Fear and war
What was the response by the rest of Europe to the French Revolution?
The civil code, jobs based on ability, enlightnement ideas like Limited Monarchy
What were the major accomplishments of the revolution preserved by Napoleon?
1) Survival of Britain 2) invasion of Russia 3) force of nationalism
Why did the grand empire fall apart?
Maximilien Robespierre
brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety
Taille
chief tax of France
Constitution of 1791
created a limited monarchy with a legislative assembly
Dechristianization
created a new calendar & changed names away from Christian
Committee of Public Safety
created to protect France from foreign and domestic threats
Anne-Louise-Germaine de Stael
she originally supported the revolution & then turned against it
Elector
someone who can vote
relic
something leftover (from an earlier time)
Marie Antoinette
the queen of France who said, "Let them eat cake!" when her head was cut off
Coup d'etat
violent overthrow of the government
French coup d'etat
when Napoleon overthrew the Directory
Bastille
prison that was taken over on July 14, 1789
Paris Commune
radical group that got Louis & Mary executed
Jacobins
radicals of the German Revolution
Relics of Feudalism
rights & privileges of the clergy & nobility
Bourgeois
1) middle class 2) members of the third estate with money
Reign of Terror
1) radical period of the French Revolution 2) when they chopped everyone's head off
Faction
1) smaller group within a larger group 2) usually disagree
Napoleon Bonaparte
1) took over France 2) went to war with all of Europe 3) defeated at Waterloo 4) overthrew the directory
The Directory
5 man ruling board
Duke of Wellington
British general who defeated Napoleon
1) Anyone accused of anything was found guilty 2) But in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen it said you had equality 3) During the Reign of Terror, the rights went out the window
How did the Reign of Terror contradict the principles outlined in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen? (be thorough)
1) They retreat and burn everything which is called scorched earth 2) then they could fight on their own terms (pick where and when they could fight) 3) and they used winter as a weapon
How were the Russians able to defeat Napoleon's army? (be thorough)`
the church
Once Napoleon took over, he immediately made peace with whom?
Fervor
Over enthusiastic
ability
Promotion in Napoleon's government was based upon which characteristic?
1) estates general 2) National Assembly 3) legislative assembly 4) Paris Commune 5) national convention 6) committee of public safety 7) directory
Put all the different ruling groups in correct order - ie. National Assembly, legislative assembly
dechristianization
The National Assembly stressed a belief in reason, going so far as to create a policy of ...
Priests & bishops would be chosen by the people & paid by the state
What changes were made by the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?
Huge civilian armies & with that they won but there was more death & destruction
What did the French Republic do to greatly change the nature of warfare?
women
What group actually made no gains throughout the entire revolutionary period?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
granted men basic civil liberties
Clergy
join the church
Louis XVI
king of France who was executed by the Paris Commune
Tennis Court Oath
national assembly vowed to meet until they wrote a constitution
popular
of the people
Sans Culottes
ordinary people without fine clothes
Napoleonic Code (Civil Code)
preserved the gains of the revolution & is still in effect today
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
priests would be chosen by the people & payed by the state
