feudal system used in france since the middle ages old regime
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Feudal system used in France since the Middle Ages
Old Regime
Who made up the Estates-General?
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
Church/clergy
Lords or Nobles
The Bourgeoisie, anybody who worked,& the peasants
Who was the king of France during the Revolution?
Louis XVI
Austrian Born woman Known as Madam Deficit
Marie Antoinette
Reason why the Estates –General was called for the 1st time in 175 years
Excessive spending & huge gambling debts
He urged the 3rd Estate to form the National assembly & Napoleon to take control
Abbe’ Sieyes
The name of the pledge made up by the 3rd estate to not leave until they had written a new constitution
Tennis Court Oath
The women of Paris marched to Versailles in the rain
Womens March
Owner of a Revolutionary Newspaper, his answer to problems was kill more people
Jean Paul Marat
Men who wore their pants down
Sans-culottes
Leader of the Committee of Public safety
Robespierre
What group imposed the Reign of Terror?
Committee of Public Safety
What % of the population belonged to the 1st & 2nd Estates
2%
How did the National Assembly loose support of the peasants?
Took away the Catholic Church
Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Purchase?
Raise Money
Cut his losses
Punish the British
Why is the Battle of Trafalgar important?
Napoleon gives up hope of invading Britain
English Naval Power is secured for 100 years
What were Napoleons 3 major mistakes?
Continental System
Peninsular War
Invading Russia
How did Czar Alexander defeat Napoleon?
Scorching the Earth
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
Bastille Day
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Slogan of the Revolution
“men are born free and remain free and equal in rights”
Declaration of the rights of Men
Who was safe from the guillotine?
No one
Public schoolsuniform laws fairer tax code
Napoleons accomplishments
Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?
To enforce the continental system
Group that liked the Enlightenment Views
Bourgeoisie
By how much did Napoleon Increase french territory?
Tripled it
Napoleons last battle
Waterloo
Island Napoleon was exiled to
Elba
Napoleon’s last hoorah
100 days
Napoleons final home
St Elena
A sudden take over
Coup d e’tat
Wave of Panic in Paris
The Fear
She was good with a knife
Charlotte Corday
Radical Revolutionary group
Jacobins