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| How did Louis XIV put France into debt? |
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| 7 years war, american revoltion, Built the extravagent palace of versailles |
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| What did Louis XVI want to do in order to solve France's debt problem? |
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| How did the First Estate react to this? The Second Estate? The Third Estate? |
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| The first and second estates rufused. The 3rd didnt mind. |
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| Who made up the first estate? |
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| Describe the first estate. |
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| Enjoyed enormous wealth and pivalege. Owned 10% of the land in France. Collected tithes. Did not pay taxes. Could hunt and carry swords. |
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| Who made up the 2nd estate? |
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| Lived in great style. Held the top jobs. Owned 25%. Did not pay taxes. Could hunt & carry swords. |
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| Why was the third estate upset in the Esates-General? |
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| had to pay all of the taxes. Could not vote. |
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| What did the Third estate do as a result. |
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| Broke away from the estates general and called themselves the National Assembly. |
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| Did the other 2 estates ever join the National Assembly? |
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| What was the Tennis Court Oath? |
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| An oath for Estates to never disband until a just (fair) constitution was established for France. |
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| What does this day represent? |
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| The 3 estates coming together & the first step taken toward gaining their freedom from an absolute monarch. |
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| What was established in the Decleration of the Rights of Man & Citizen? |
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| All male citizens are equal before the law. Natural rights. Freedom of religion. Taxed according to ability to pay. Equal right to hold public office. |
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| Who made up the 3rd estate? |
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| Resented the privileges that members of the 1st & 2nd estate had. |
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| What was established under the Constituion of 1791 |
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| Did this document complete the revolution? |
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| For some, others wanted a Republic. |
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| Who were the Jacobins and what did they want? |
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| Political club that ruled during the Reign of Terror. They wanted to end the old systems of feudalism and royalty. |
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| What was the Decleration of Pilnitz |
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| warning the French against harming the king and demanding that the monarchy be restored |
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| The Legislative Assembly, established under the Constitutiond of 1791, changed its name to what? |
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| What was granted to all male citizens? |
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| What did they vote to end? What did they vote to set up? |
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| End the monarchy entirely and set up a republic |
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| Why were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinettte sentenced to death? |
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| What did the Jacobins want? |
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| People who wanted to keep the revoltion going. |
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| people who feel that there has been enough change |
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| What was the Committe of Public Safety? |
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| 12 members that had almost absolute power |
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| Who rose to the very top of the committee? |
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| How many people died during the Regin of Terror? |
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| What did Napoleon believe in? Who did he fight against? |
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| In a French Republic. Against Royalists who wanted to see the old monarchy reinstated. |
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| in 1785, Napoleon was asked to protect whom? Was he successfull? |
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| The National Convention. Yes |
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| Who was Napoleons first wife? |
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| Describe Napoleons army in Italy |
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| Ill fed, under payed, poorly equipped and under |
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| Where did Napoleon choose to confront the British? |
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| Why did he choose to confront them there? |
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| This would disrupt Englands trade route w/ the middle East & India |
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| What is the Rosetta Stone? |
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| Stone w/ greek & hyrogliphics which led to the understanding of hyrogliphics |
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| What did Napoleon do on November 9, 1799? |
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| seized control of the gov in a bloodless coup |
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| What kind of refororms did Napoleon institute? |
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| What was established under the Napoleonic code? |
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| Equality of all citizens before the law.Limited freedom of speech & press:censored books. Male was the head of the houshold & given control of wife & children |
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| On December 2, 1804, what did Napoleon do? |
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| What was the goal of the Continental System? |
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| Destroy British Economy by destroying their trade |
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| What did the continental system do? |
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| Ordered all European nations to stop trade w/ Great Britian |
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| Why did Napoleon invade Russia in 1812? |
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| they didnt want to stop trading with Britain |
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| 500,000 of Nap's troops died, deserted, or were caputured. |
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| What happened when Nap tried to posion himself? |
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| His poison lost it's potency & made him violently sick. |
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| What did Nap do on April 11, 1814? |
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| Stepped down as leader of France |
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| Nap's return to power; no war |
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| Describe what happened at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 |
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| Describe Nap's influence upon the world. |
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| Spread ideas, reformed tax system, promoted state contorlled education as opposed to religious, improved agriculture & industry, map changes, legacy of war & empire. |
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| Who was the congress of Vienna run by? |
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| Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria |
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| What was the goal of the Congree of Vienna? |
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| Europe should be restored to the way it was beofre the French Revolution. |
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| What were the agreenments made at the Congress of Vienna? |
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| Compensation, Legitamacy, Balance of Power |
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| What was re-established in Spain, France, Portugal, Naples, Sardinia, & Sicily? |
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| Oppossed to change & want to keep things the same. |
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| Who made up the Quadruple Alliance? |
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| Great Britain, Austira, Prussia, & Russia. |
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| What were the goals of the Quadruple Alliance? |
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| Maintain settlements of congress of Vienna. Prevention of Revoltionary movements in Europe. |
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| Under the Metternich System, how long was peace established for? |
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| What were the goals and were they achieved? |
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| Nationalism,defense of absolute monarchs. Yes. |
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| How & will the Metternich System be challenged? |
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| A strong feeling of pride and devotion to 1's contry |
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| The Committiee of Public saftey abolished what? What did they push for? |
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| Why did the national Convention turn on the Committee of Public Saftey? |
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| To punish for religious toleration |
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| What happened after Robespierre was executed? |
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| Executions slowed down dramatically |
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| What did the constition of 1795 set up? |
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| A 5 man directory/ 2 house legistative was elected by male citizens |
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| In the election of 1797 who won most of the seats in the goverment? |
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| Supporters of Constitutional Monarchy |
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| A monarchy w/ limited power |
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| Who did Politicians turn to for help during the midst of this chaos? |
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