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Ch.7 Study Guide

French Revolution & Napoleon

  1. A ______refers to a social class in France under the Old Regime.
  1. Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?
  1. What types of people make up the 1st Estate during the French Revolution?
  1. What type of people compose the 3rd Estate during the French Revolution?
  1. Approximately, what percentage of the French population were peasants?
  1. What are the THREE main factors that lead to the French Revolution?
  1. ______was composed of delegates from the 3rd estate that passed laws and reforms in the name of the French people.
  1. ______was taken by 3rd estate delegates who broke down a door to an indoor tennis court and stayed until they had drawn up a new constitution.
  1. What are the THREE political factions that arose in France during the French Revolution?
  1. Who took control of France in 1793 and ruled as dictator?
  1. What machine was used to behead/execute people during the French Revolution.
  1. What is the period in which Maximilien Robespierre ruled France as dictator is referred to as?
  1. Where did Louis 16th and Marie Antoinette try to escape to?
  1. What is the term given to Napoleon’s seizure of the French government and placing himself as dictator called ______.
  2. One of the changes that Napoleon made within France was the start of ______, or public schools for boys of all backgrounds.
  1. What is thought to be Napoleon’s greatest work?
  1. In 1803 Napoleon sold a large piece of land to Thomas Jefferson for $15 million dollars, this transaction was called the ______.
  1. What battle was considered Napoleon’s greatest loss in 1805?
  1. What were TWO major impacts that resulted from the French defeat at the Battle of Trafalgar?
  1. What are the THREE major mistakes made by Napoleon that led to the fall of his empire?
  1. Napoleon’s ______was a blockade intended to destroy Great Britain’s commercial and industrial economy, while also cutting off its communication with Europe?
  1. The Russian tactic of burning all their property and killing their livestock as they retreated was called the ______?
  1. What was Napoleon’s final battle in which he was defeated by the British under the command of the Duke of Wellington?
  1. ______was a minister of Austria who led the Congress of Vienna.
  1. What THREE goals did Metternich have for Europe during the Congress of Vienna?