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Denne's Chapter 22
The French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| National Assembly | The name taken by the Third Estate with the promise to draft a new constitution. |
| Reign of Terror | Policies of the Committee Safety to defend France from domestic threats. |
| First Estate | Made up of members of the clergy. |
| Coup d’etat | A sudden overthrow of the government. |
| Nationalism | The unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols. |
| liberalism | A political philosophy originally based on Enlightenment principals, holding that people should be as free as possible from government restraint and civil liberties- the basic rights of all people should be protected. |
| Conservativism | A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, favoring obedience to political authority and organized religion. |
| Electors | An individual qualified to vote in an election. |
| Exclusion | To be left out. |
| Domestic | Relating to or originating within one’s own country. |
| One economic cause of the French Revolution was an increase in prices, which | left people unable to purchase essential goods, such as food |
| Napoleon’s new government after 1799 | the consulate |
| Napoleon’s unified system of law | Civil Code |
| Napoleon’s agreement with the Catholic Church | recognized Catholicism as the majority religion of France |
| Napoleon’s Civil Code treated women | less equal than men |
| Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was | based on ability only, not rank or birth |
| Napoleon’s empire collapsed because of | the coalition of other European states and the force of nationalism |
| The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute | enemies of the state. |
| During most of the French Revolution (1789-1799), Napoleon was | serving in the French military. |
| Reflecting Enlightenment thought, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed | an end to aristocratic privileges. |
| In the rebellions of 1789, the French peasants were reacting to high taxes, political inequality and | the high price of bread. |
| The leader of the Committee of Public Safety throughout the “reign of terror.” | Robespierre |
| Which Estate suffered the most deaths under the Committee of Public Safety? | The Third Estate |
| Who overthrew the Directory and established a new form of government? | Napoleon |
| Napoleon was defeated and sent into exile after the | Battle of Waterloo |
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