Chapter 18

Who were the emigre

A person who flees their country for political reasons

Plebiscite

A popular vote by BALLOT

Nationalism

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion for ones country

How did the French respond to threats to the revolution

France became more radical

What was the declaration of the rights of man and citizen

Free and equal rights for all men, natural rights for all men, equality before the law for all men, freedom of religion for all citizens, taxes levied fairly for all citizens; modeled after the American Declarations of independence

Why did other European leaders dislike the French Revolution

Gave citizens of other countries the idea to revolt

Who said "Let all threw three estates list their grievances to me."

Louis XVI

Who said "I love power as much as a musician loves his violin."

Napoleon

Why did French nobles resist Jacques Necker financial reforms

Necker proposed taxing the First and Second Estates, the nobles and high clergy disagreed with this

Who said women's rights are the same as those of men

Olympe de Gouges

Napolean

Popular military leader who became ruler of france

What was the chief goal of the Congress of Vienna

RESTORE STABILITY AND ORDER IN EUROPE The chief goal was to create a lasting peace while preserving the old order. They wanted to: Create a balance of power, and protect the system of monarchy.

What ares in France did napoleon annex (add on)

The Netherlands, Belgium, Parts of Italy, and Parts of Germany

How did the napoleonic code affect enlightenment principles

The code guaranteed the equality of all citizens under the law

Who were the bourgeoisie

The middle class

Suffrage

The right to vote

What did people say about a monarchy

They dislikes it and abolished it for a republic

Blockade

To cut off supplies or block a military area

Abdicate

To give up power

Deficit spending

When a government spends more money than it takes in

Sans Culottes

Working class men and women who made the french revolution more radical; demanded a republic instead of a monarchy

1st Estate

clergy

Robespierre

leader of the Committee of Public Safety. He was a reformer, but also supported terror as a way to maintain order. Promoted religious tolerance

3rd Estate

middle class (bourgeois/rural peasants)

2nd Estate

nobility

What was the Reign of Terror in France

period from September 1793 to July 1794 when those who resisted the French Revolution were arrested or executed

What was the napoleonic code

the code of laws created under Napoleon that embodied enlightenment principles of equality, tolerance, and freedom