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AP Euro: French Revolutoin
French Revolution and Napoleon
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History
12th Grade
01/10/2008

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Edmund Burke
Definition

"too fast too soon"

Better to be bloodless like Golrious Revolution

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British Blockade
Definition
Strangle Europe, can't get colonial goods
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Committe of Public Saftey
Definition
Under Robespierre- root out counter terrorism, acted like the exc. branch
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France's Foe
Definition

Britian

Term
France unable to occupy
Definition
Spain
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Levee en Masse
Definition

Draft

 

caused nationalism

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When was the Revolution best for women?

Definition
during the radical phase
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When was the radical phase the worst for women?
Definition

the start and under Napoleon

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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Definition

1. Church part of state

2. State keeps land stolen from church

3. monatary

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What were the September Massacres?

Definition
urban workers stormed the jails, released and killed political figures they thought were allying with the nobles
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What was the start of the French Revolution
Definition
storming of the bastilles
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Causes of Revolution
Definition

food prices too high

bad harvest

national debt

ancient regime

feudal abuses

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who killed who during reign of terror
Definition
urban workers (sans colluttes) kill peasants
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What does Abee S. say the 3rd Estate is?
Definition
everything.
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What ends the reign of terror?
Definition
Robespierre's excution- Thermadorian reaction
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Why do the French win so many battles during the radical phase?
Definition
it felt good to be french
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Napoleon's big losses
Definition

Trafalgor, Waterloo, Russia

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Declaration of Man and Citizen
Definition

religious freedom

equality under the law

innocence

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tennis court oath
Definition
signed by 3rd estate and preists
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Slogan of French Revolution
Definition
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
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Civil Code of Napoleon
Definition

meritocracy: an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.

political equality

private property

protection under law

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Declaration of Pilmitz
Definition

If you hurt the French King- we will hurt you: otrher countries

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100 Days
Definition
Napoleon returns from Elba, raises an army, looses
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Assembly of Notables
Definition

assembly consulting the King of France. It was similar to the Estates General, however its members were not elected, but chosen by the King

 

Nobles' revolt in which the privileged orders resisted the efforts of Jacques Necker and the court to reform the state's finances

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Republic of Virtue
Definition

Robespierre

 

advocating the use of terror in defending democracy

 

dechristianization of the French Revolution

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Jacobins
Definition

 encouraged sentiments of patriotism and liberty amongst the populace

 

completed the abolition of feudalism

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