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French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a primary cause of the French Revolution? | Enqual tax burden |
| What was the immediate cause that started the French Revolution? | Storming of the Bastille |
| What are the commoners, which is 97% of the population, called? | Third Estate |
| What Enlightenment ideas influenced the French Revolution? | Natural rights, the right to overthrown the government, "All men are created equal" |
| What changes did Napoleon bring to France? | Made new schools, a new legal code, and expanded the French empire. |
| What group favored extreme changes and were responsible for the Reign of Terror? | Radicals |
| Who influenced the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen? | Thomas Jefferson and John Locke |
| How did Napoleon come to power? | Overthrowing the Directory |
| What happened to Napoleon after his defeat in Russia? | Exiled to Elba |
| What was the Napoleonic Code? | Legal system based on Enlightenment ideals |
| What spread across Europe as a result of the French Revolution? | Nationalism |
| What was the mood of the 1st stage of the French Revolution? | Moderate |
| Who was involved in the 1st stage of the revolution? | Louis XVI |
| What event took place during the 1st stage of the revolution? | The Bastille was stormed and torn down and the royal family was imprisoned. |
| What was the mood of and who was the involved in the 2nd stage? | Radical and Robespierre |
| What event occurred during the 2nd stage of the revolution? | Guillotined Louis XVI and Reign of Terror |
| What was the mood of the 3rd stage of the French Revolution? | Conservative |
| Who was involved in the 3rd stage of the revolution? | Napoleon |
| What event occurred during the 3rd stage of the revolution? | French Revolution ends and Napoleon becomes a dictator |