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French Rev-Congress
French Revolution through the Congress of Vienna
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The wealthiest merchants and artisans of the Third Estate | bourgeoisie |
| national razor-used heavily in the Reign of Terror | Guillotine |
| This legal document attempted to give all citizens of France more Liberty imitating the American Declaration of Independence | Declaration of Rights of Man |
| Ideals of the Enlightenment with emphasis on Order, Security and Efficiency | Napoleonic Code |
| The July 20,1789 pledge by the third estate proclaimed it the sovereign power of France while promising to create a constitution | Tennis Court Oath |
| This was the first national government of the French Revolution: 1789-1791. | National Assembly |
| Nobles | Second Estate |
| This was the first country to rebel against Napoleon's rule. He placed his brother on the throne | Spain |
| Overthrew the Directory and crowned himself Emperor in 1804 | Napoleon |
| Attempt to keep peace throughout Europe, restored Monarchy | Congress of Vienna |
| Separation of classes in pre-revolutionary France | Estates System |
| Spending more money than is taken in | deficit spending |
| represented a successful attack on the tyranny of the Old Regime. | seizure of the Bastille |
| This country led to the downfall of Napoleon | Russia |
| Peasants and Middle Class | Third Estate |
| First Estate | Clergy |
| This small group, led by Robespierre, oversaw the Reign of Terror | Committee of Public Safety |
| This governing body wanted a constitutional monarchy in France | National Assembly |
| Causes of the French Revolution | American Revolution, Enlightenment Ideas, Food Shortages, Estate System, Absolutism |
| In what ways did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution | Showed what a successful revolution looked like and inspired an end to Absolutism |
| Explain the reign of terror: Who led it? Why was it referred to as such? What tools was instrumental to it? | Led by Maximilien Robespierre and the committee of Public Safety. Arrested and executed with the guillotine, people that were against the Revolution. |