French Revolution Test (for midterm)

The Cult of Reason created by radical revolutionaries was intended to replace popular belief in

Christianity

The ________ was the government of France after the fall of the Directory in the coup d'etat.

Consulate

Napoleon was born on the island of

Corsica

The leader of the Committee of Public Safety was _______. Eventually, Robespierre had him assassinated because he feared he was after his job.

Danton

The French National Assembly, influenced by Enlightenment ideals, create the

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen

Surrounding Napoleon's "Hundred Days," Napoleon was exiled twice. The first was _______ and the second where he would eventually die was ________.

Elba, St. Helena

What was an important goal of the Congress of Vienna?

Establish a balance of power in Europe

The French Government developed the _________ ________ to show, at any given time, that they had the support of the French people. Later Louis XVI would call this meeting to fix the problems in France.

Estates General

The Napoleoonic Code did all of the following EXCEPT

Grant representatives in government based on who Napoleon liked best

Which of the following countries was not under the control of Napoleon's empire?

Great Britain

The method of execution used in France during the Reign of Terror was ________ because it was seen as the "great equalizer"

Guillotine

The French people welcomed Napoleon back after Elba because

He had proven a more successful leader than the King and had built a French Europe

The two political groups in France during the Reign of Terror were __________ (radicals) and __________ (moderates)

Jacobins and Girondists

Bastille Day is on ________.

July 14th

When Napoleon returns to France after his first exile who does he overthrow?

Louis XVIII

________ was seen as a martyr for the French Revolution after he was assassinated in a bathtub.

Marat

_______ was a brilliant military leader who could be described as ruthlessly ambitious who would later become Emperor of France.

Napoleon

The Third Estate rebelled and declared themselves the

National Assembly

The _________ __________ is a group that created a new constitution abolishing the monarchy and creating the French Republic. Another name for the Third Estate.

National Assembly

After the fall of Napoleon, European countries developed a strong spirit of _______, developed pride in their own country's government.

Nationalism

Which term best describes Napoleon Bonaparte's ability to unify the French people by appealing to a strong sense of French identity- Pride in one's government

Nationalism

The ______ is the socio-political system which existed in most of Europe during the 18th century that included feudal France.

Old Regime

The new slogan of France under the leadership of Napoleon that replaced liberty, equality and fraternity was

Order, security, and efficiency

Napoleon gained power in France in 1799 by

Overthrowing the directory

There were three estates broken into two different classes based on who had to pay taxes. The two classes of people in France prior to the French Revolution were the _________ and the _________.

Privileged and unprivileged

The execution of Louis XVI marked a turning point in the French Revolution leading to the ________ ____ _________.

Reign of Terror

Which type of government did revolutionaries want that would allow people to choose representatives to make decisions?

Republic

________ was a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793. He encouraged the execution of thousands of "enemies of the Revolution" during the Reign of Terror.

Robespierre

After the defeat in _________, things went down quickly for Napoleon and when allies entered Paris in 1814 it was clear Napoleon's rule had come to an end

Russia

Which of the following was one of the cause of the French Revolution?

The influence of Enlightenment ideals

Which of the following statements about France's social structure is true?

There was an inequality among the three estates

The _______ Estate included the bourgeoisie, the artisan and workers, and the peasants.

Third

The blue in the Tri-Color represents which Estate?

Third Estate

The Battle of ________ ensured British naval superiority; this defeat forces Napoleon to give up plan of invading Britain and he looks for another way to control Britain.

Trafalgar

Marie Antionette and Louis XVI lived at ________, a massive estate outside of Paris

Versailles