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Napoleons first wife who he divorced because she had not produced an heir Josephine
notebooks? Cahiers
Delegates from the Third Estate declared themselves as what? National Assembly
This vowed the National Assembly not to disband until they drew up a constitution Tennis Court Oath
A fortress used a prison Bastille
True or false? Storming the Bastille became a symbol of the French Revolution True
When the worst famine in memory had rumors that ran wild setting this off Great Fear
Hero of the American Revolution Marquis de Lafayette
Middle class Militia National Guard
They had the power to make laws Legislative Assembly
opposed the ideas of the monarchy and wanted sweeping changes. sat on the left side of the hall Radicals
wanted some changes but not as severe as the radicals. They sat in the center of the hall Moderates
Upheld the idea of the limited monarchy and wanted few changes. they sat on the right side of the hall Conservatives
Working class men & women; meaning those without knee breeches Sans-Colottes
Those who had fled to France Emigres
The King of Prussia & the Emperor of Austria issued this, threatening to intervene to protect the French monarchy Declaration of Pillnitz
Abolished monarchy & declared France a monarchy national convention
The right to vote Suffrage
A machine used for beheading Guillotine
to deal with threats outside and inside France the national convention created this Committee for Public Safety
Led the Committee of Public Safety Maximilen Robespierre
This caused corruption and failed; had 5 directors Directory
French ruled island where Napoleon was born Corsica
3 man governing board Consulate
"coup de' etat" Blow to the state
"lycees" government ran by state schools open to male students of all backgrounds
Agreement with the pope Concordat
a comprehensive system of laws Napoleonic Code
What was the significance of Napoleon taking the crown from the popes hands and crowning himself? He gave himself the crown no one can take it away now
added annexed
The niece of Maria Theresa who was Napoleons 2nd wife Marie Louise
Napoleon's only lost battle Battle of Trafalgar
British Commander (Beat Napoleon in the Battle of Trafalgar) Horatio Nelson
a forcible closing of ports to prevent all trade & communication between Great Britain & Europe Blockade
This was supposed to make Europe more self- sufficient Continental System
Napoleons brother who was Napoleon was replaced with Joseph
bands of Spanish peasant fighters Guerrillas
Napoleon lost 300,000 troops during this war Peninsular War
The Peninsular War is called so because it happened here Liberian peninsular
What was Napoleons most disastrous mistake? When Napoleon & his Grand Army of 42,000 soldiers invaded Russia
When the Russians burned fields and slaughtered livestock so nothing was left behind for the enemy to eat Scorched Earth Policy
step down from power Abdicate
Banished Exiled
small island where Napoleon was exiled Elba
Brother of King Louis XIV Louis XVIII
Belgium town where the British Army helped defeat Napoleon for the last time Waterloo
Led the British Army to help defeat Napoleon for the last time The Duke of Wellington
Napoleons last bid for power Hundred Days
hundred days ended with him being shipped to here St. Helena
European Government held a series of meeting known as this Congress of Vienna
What countries were the Five Great Powers? Russia, Prussia, Austria,Great Britain& France
Most powerful Representative of the Five Great Powers Prince Klemens von Metternich
agreeing to restore as many of those rulers Napoleon had forced off their thrones Legitimacy
These 3 men signed the Holy Alliance Czar Alexander I of Russia, Emperor Francis I of Austria and King Fredrick William III of Prussia
an agreement pleading to base their relations with each other on Christian principles to combat the forces of revelation Holy Alliance
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