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French Revolution Test
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Social Studies
10th Grade
02/09/2012

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How did Louis XIV put France into debt?
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7 years war, american revoltion, Built the extravagent palace of versailles
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What did Louis XVI want to do in order to solve France's debt problem?
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Increase taxes
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How did the First Estate react to this? The Second Estate? The Third Estate?
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The first and second estates rufused. The 3rd didnt mind.
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Who made up the first estate?
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Catholic clergy
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Describe the first estate.
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Enjoyed enormous wealth and pivalege. Owned 10% of the land in France. Collected tithes. Did not pay taxes. Could hunt and carry swords.
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Who made up the 2nd estate?
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Nobles.
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Describe the 2nd estate.
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Lived in great style. Held the top jobs. Owned 25%. Did not pay taxes. Could hunt & carry swords.
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Why was the third estate upset in the Esates-General?
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had to pay all of the taxes. Could not vote.
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What did the Third estate do as a result.
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Broke away from the estates general and called themselves the National Assembly.
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Did the other 2 estates ever join the National Assembly?
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Yes.
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What was the Tennis Court Oath?
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An oath for Estates to never disband until a just (fair) constitution was established for France.
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When is Bastille Day?
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July 14, 1789
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What was "stormed"
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The Bastile
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What does this day represent?
Definition
The 3 estates coming together & the first step taken toward gaining their freedom from an absolute monarch.
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What was established in the Decleration of the Rights of Man & Citizen?
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All male citizens are equal before the law. Natural rights. Freedom of religion. Taxed according to ability to pay. Equal right to hold public office.
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Who made up the 3rd estate?
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Common people
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Describe the 3rd estate.
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Resented the privileges that members of the 1st & 2nd estate had.
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What was established under the Constituion of 1791
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Legislative Monarchy
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Did this document complete the revolution?
Definition
For some, others wanted a Republic.
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Who were the Jacobins and what did they want?
Definition
Political club that ruled during the Reign of Terror. They wanted to end the old systems of feudalism and royalty.
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What was the Decleration of Pilnitz
Definition
warning the French against harming the king and demanding that the monarchy be restored
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The Legislative Assembly, established under the Constitutiond of 1791, changed its name to what?
Definition
National Convention
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What was granted to all male citizens?
Definition
Suffrage (voting rights)
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What did they vote to end? What did they vote to set up?
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End the monarchy entirely and set up a republic
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Why were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinettte sentenced to death?
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What did the Jacobins want?
Definition
People who wanted to keep the revoltion going.
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What Girondists belive?
Definition
people who feel that there has been enough change
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What was the Committe of Public Safety?
Definition
12 members that had almost absolute power
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Who rose to the very top of the committee?
Definition
Robespierre
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How many people died during the Regin of Terror?
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40,000
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What did Napoleon believe in? Who did he fight against?
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In a French Republic. Against Royalists who wanted to see the old monarchy reinstated.
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in 1785, Napoleon was asked to protect whom? Was he successfull?
Definition
The National Convention. Yes
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Who was Napoleons first wife?
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Josephine
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Describe Napoleons army in Italy
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Ill fed, under payed, poorly equipped and under
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Where did Napoleon choose to confront the British?
Definition
eqypt
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Why did he choose to confront them there?
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This would disrupt Englands trade route w/ the middle East & India
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What is the Rosetta Stone?
Definition
Stone w/ greek & hyrogliphics which led to the understanding of hyrogliphics
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What did Napoleon do on November 9, 1799?
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seized control of the gov in a bloodless coup
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What kind of refororms did Napoleon institute?
Definition
Revoltuionary reforms
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What was established under the Napoleonic code?
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Equality of all citizens before the law.Limited freedom of speech & press:censored books. Male was the head of the houshold & given control of wife & children
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On December 2, 1804, what did Napoleon do?
Definition
Became King of France
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What was the goal of the Continental System?
Definition
Destroy British Economy by destroying their trade
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What did the continental system do?
Definition
Ordered all European nations to stop trade w/ Great Britian
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Why did Napoleon invade Russia in 1812?
Definition
they didnt want to stop trading with Britain
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What was the result?
Definition
500,000 of Nap's troops died, deserted, or were caputured.
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What happened when Nap tried to posion himself?
Definition
His poison lost it's potency & made him violently sick.
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What did Nap do on April 11, 1814?
Definition
Stepped down as leader of France
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What were the 100 days?
Definition
Nap's return to power; no war
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Describe what happened at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
Definition
Nap was defeated
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Describe Nap's influence upon the world.
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Spread ideas, reformed tax system, promoted state contorlled education as opposed to religious, improved agriculture & industry, map changes, legacy of war & empire.
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Who was the congress of Vienna run by?
Definition
Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria
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What was the goal of the Congree of Vienna?
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Europe should be restored to the way it was beofre the French Revolution.
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What were the agreenments made at the Congress of Vienna?
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Compensation, Legitamacy, Balance of Power
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What happened to France?
Definition
It shrank
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What was re-established in Spain, France, Portugal, Naples, Sardinia, & Sicily?
Definition
Royal Dynastys
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What is a Buffer State?
Definition
Neutral Territories
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Reactionaries
Definition
Oppossed to change & want to keep things the same.
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Who made up the Quadruple Alliance?
Definition
Great Britain, Austira, Prussia, & Russia.
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What were the goals of the Quadruple Alliance?
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Maintain settlements of congress of Vienna. Prevention of Revoltionary movements in Europe.
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Under the Metternich System, how long was peace established for?
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68 years
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What were the goals and were they achieved?
Definition
Nationalism,defense of absolute monarchs. Yes.
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How & will the Metternich System be challenged?
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Nationalistic Movements
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Nationalism
Definition
A strong feeling of pride and devotion to 1's contry
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The Committiee of Public saftey abolished what? What did they push for?
Definition
Slavery
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Why did the national Convention turn on the Committee of Public Saftey?
Definition
To punish for religious toleration
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What happened after Robespierre was executed?
Definition
Executions slowed down dramatically
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What did the constition of 1795 set up?
Definition
A 5 man directory/ 2 house legistative was elected by male citizens
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In the election of 1797 who won most of the seats in the goverment?
Definition
Supporters of Constitutional Monarchy
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Constitutional Monarchy
Definition
A monarchy w/ limited power
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Who did Politicians turn to for help during the midst of this chaos?
Definition
Napolean Bonaparte
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