Western civ chapter 19

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in the 1780s, over 50 percent of france's annual budget was expended on

interest payments on the debt

How did the Concordat resolve the crisis over Catholicism in France

the catholic church gained the right to practice religion freely , while the french state gained greater control over the nomination of church officers and church activities

How did the French armies offer a mixed message to the people whom they conquered?

The armies presented themselves as liberators to the peasants and middle class, but also lived off of the land, requisitioning food and supplies and plundering local treasure.

What two fundamental principles of the Revolution were codified into the Napoleonic Code?

The equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security of wealth and private property

What was the political effect of the attack on the Bastille?

The king's plans to reassert his authority was forestalled, permitting the National Assembly to continue its work.

Why did the French commissioners in Saint-Domingue abolish slavery?

They were desperate to rally the rebel slaves to the French cause against the Spanish and English forces on the island.

In the wake of the Great Fear, how did the National Assembly restore order?

They abolished all of the old noble and church privileges.

Why did the members of the convention turn against Robespierre on 9 Thermidor?

They believed that Robespierre might soon have them arrested and executed

The National Assembly granted religious freedom to

French Protestants and Jews.

How did the reaction of kings and nobles in continental Europe toward the Revolution change over the Revolution's first two years?

Initially pleased by the Revolution's weakening of France, they came to feel threatened by its message.

By july 1974, how had the central government in paris manage to reassert control over the provinces and gain momentum against the first coalition

The central government harnessed the explosive forces of a planned economy, revolutionary terror, and modern nationalism into total war effort

How did the delegates to the Legislative Assembly that convened in October 1791 differ from the delegates to the Estates General/National Assembly?

They were younger and less cautious; many of them joined political clubs.

As the Jacobins gained power, what was their reaction to women's political activity?

They banned all womens political clubs and societies

according to the text, in the summer of 1789 the national assembly was driven toward more radical action by

revolutionary actions of french peasants and the common people of paris

Abbé Sieyès's answer to the question, What is the third estate? was that it was

the true strength of the French nation.

According to the text, the directory continued french wars of conquest begun by early revolutionary governments

because big, victorious armies kept men employed

the legal definition of the composition of the prerevolutionary third estate included

everyone who was not a noble or a member of the clergy

Vincent Oge'

was a free man of color in Saint-Domingue who led a failed revolt

The national assembly that ruled france from 1789-1791 passed laws that

broadened womens rights to seek divorce an inherit property

why did great Britain seek to raise taxes on its american colonies in the 1760s

great britain expected the american colonies to help pay for the expenses incurred during the seven years war

Which of the following incorrectly identifies Napoleon's background

he gained training as a lawyer before joining the military

According to Olympe de Gouges,

men and women should be equal in the eyes of the law

According to the text, the french military victories after the winter of 1793-1794 were largely due to

patriotism and superior numbers supplied by the draft

The National Assembly instituted all of the following reforms except

recognizing women as holding full civil rights.

Which of the following best describes the political system of Napoleon

Napoleon frequently violated civil liberties by censoring newspapers, creating a spy system, and holding political suspects in state prisons

During the hundred days

Napoleon returned from exile to rule France briefly

Why did the conflict between the monarchy and the Parlement re-emerge after the Seven Years' War?

The monarchy sought to retain emergency taxes after the war ended.

What was the economic effect of Napoleon's Continental System?

French artisans and the middle class suffered, for they were economically damaged by the blockade of Great Britain.

Which of the following incorrectly identifies Napoleon's background?

He gained training as a lawyer before joining the military.

How did Louis XV damage the sense of his sacred authority?

Louis allowed his common-born mistresses to exercise tremendous influence, which led to scandalous depictions of the king and the court in pamphlets.

What was the goal of the Committee of Public Safety?

To use dictatorial powers to respond to threats to France from without and within


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