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French Revolution

French Revolution. In France, this parliamentary body comprised mostly of the nobility?. Estates General. In France, this leader began a reign of terror in which those suspected of opposing the revolution were executed?. Maximilian Robespierre.

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French Revolution

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  1. French Revolution

  2. In France, this parliamentary body comprised mostly of the nobility?

  3. Estates General

  4. In France, this leader began a reign of terror in which those suspected of opposing the revolution were executed?

  5. Maximilian Robespierre

  6. This ambitious general claimed to be the true son of the revolution, he set up a military dictatorship, declared himself “Emperor of France”, and brought an end to the revolution?

  7. Napoleon Bonaparte

  8. An alliance led by England’s Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the battle of ________ near Brussels, Belgium, in 1815.

  9. Waterloo

  10. This group wanted to return things to the way they were before the French Revolution and Napoleon, complete with class distinctions and special privileges?

  11. Congress of Vienna

  12. This person led the Congress of Vienna?

  13. Metternich

  14. 179. Which group made up the majority of the French population? • First Estate • Second Estate • Third Estate

  15. #183 The Estates–General was an assembly of the representatives from which three estates. • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • All of the above

  16. #184 A clergyman named AbbeSeiyes suggested that their delegates name themselves the ________________ and pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people. • Estates General • National Assembly • Philisophes • Hugenots

  17. #185 The third estate found them locked out of the meeting room. They broke down the doors of an indoor tennis court and pledged to stay their until they finished drafting up a constitution. This pledge was called the • Glorious Revolution • Edict of Nantes • Tennis Court Oath • Declaration of Independence

  18. #186. All of the following were causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT… • Enlightenment Ideas • Representative Government • Harvest Failures • Failing Economy

  19. #187. The period at the beginning of the French Revolution where peasants broke into homes through France was known as… • Reign of Terror • Great Fear • Napoleonic Wars • The Directory

  20. #188 The taking of the __________ became the symbolic act of revolution for the French people. • City of Paris • Versailles Palace • Windsor Palace • Bastille

  21. #189. In 1793, King Louis XVI and Marine Antoinette were… • executed • deported to England • returned to the throne • saved from the mob by Lafayette

  22. #190 His rule became known as the Reign of Terror. • Voltaire • Robespierre • Louis XVI • Napoleon Bonaparte

  23. 191. The Reign of Terror was imposed and controlled by the… • Second Coalition • National Assembly • Committee of Public Safety • King’s Swiss Guards

  24. 192. What is a coup d’état? • France’s Directory • A ruler with absolute power • The overthrow of a government • A vote of the people

  25. This famous leader of France established a Code of Laws while he was in power?

  26. Napoleon

  27. 193. What was the name of Napoleon’s system of laws? • Concordat • Coup d’état • Continental System • Napoleonic Code

  28. 194. What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna? • to punish England • to create a lasting peace • to create united France • to strengthen Germany

  29. 195. Who was the main leader of the Congress of Vienna? • Czar Alexander of Russia • Emperor Francis of Austria • King Frederick William III of Prussia • Klemens von Metternich of Austria

  30. #1 Who led the Congress of Vienna? • Louis-Philippe • Alexander II • Louis XVIII • Klemens von Metternich

  31. #2 What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna • To determine how all of the European countries could eliminate both the monarchy and noble system. • To restore the old monarchies and territorial divisions that had existed before the French Revolution. • To raise money in the war effort against the Ottoman Empire. • To elect a general to take on Napoleon Bonaparte.

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