A History of Western Society Chapter 19

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

Patriotism and the superior numbers supplied by the draft

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

Why did the conflict between the monarchy and the Parliament reemerge after the Seven Years' War?

The monarchy sought to retain emergency taxes after the war ended

Abbé Sieyès's answer to the question "What is the Third Estate?" was that is was

The true strength of the French nation

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

They abolished all of the old noble and church privileges

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

They banned all women's political clubs and societies

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

They believed that Robespierre might soon have them arrested and executed.

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

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

All of the following were true of the French clergy on the eve of the French Revolution except?

They were under the complete control of the papacy

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

In the Tennis Court Oath, delegates to the National Assembly swore

Not to disband until they had written a new constitution.

The National Assembly instituted all of the following reforms except*...

Recognizing women as holding full civil rights

Who forced the king and the royal family to abandon Versailles and return to Paris?

Several thousand Parisian women

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 naming of church officers and church activities

According to the text, the Directory continued French wars of conquest begun by early revolutionary governments

Because big, victorious armies kept men employed

On what's basis have revisionist historians rejected the traditional interpretation that the French Revolution has its origins in growing tension between the nobility and the bourgeoise?

Both the nobility and the bourgeoisie were riddled with internal rivalries that precluded identifying these two groups as unified blocs opposing each other

The National Assembly that ruled France from 1789 to 1791 passed laws that

Broadened women's rights to seek divorce and inherit property

All of the following correctly characterize events in the Vendée region of Brittany except?

Counter-revolutionaries recruited armies to oppose the Parisian radicals

The legal definition of the composition of the pre-Revolution Third Estate included...

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

The National Assembly granted religious freedom to?

French Protestants and Jews

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 best describes the political system of Napoleon?

Napoleon frequently violated civil liberties by censoring newspapers, creating a spy system, and arbitrarily arresting people suspected of subversive activities

Why did Great Britain seek to raise taxes on its American colonies in the 1760s?

Great Britain expected to 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

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

In the 1780s, over 50 percent of France's annual budget was expended on...

Interest payment on the debt

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

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

According to Olympe de Gouges..

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

During the Hundred Days,

Napoleon returned from exile to rule France briefly

By July 1794, how had the central government in Paris managed 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 a total war effect

What two fundamental principles if 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 plan to reassert his authority was forestalled, permitting the National Assembly to continue its work

What was the goal of the Committee of Public Safety?

To use dictatorial powers to respond to threats to the French from without and within

Vincent Oge

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