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