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| National (Constituent) Assembly |
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2nd French government
claimed to be the official representatives of all French people |
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| vow of National Assembly to meet until a national constitution was written |
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| when a mob stormed the Bastille |
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| old castle stronghold turned into a prison |
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| ended lord's privileges, abolished feudalism |
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| Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen |
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| proclaimed "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death" |
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| group who wanted revolution to be even more extreme (met in a monastery) |
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Napoleon made peace with the pope
allowed Jewish & Hugenot freedom |
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| made popularly elected legislative assembly the main institution of government |
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| supported the king & were satisfied with the Constitution of 1791 |
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French allowed the dictator general to take over the country
they felt that times were better under his rule |
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| distrusted the king & didn't like the Constitution of 1791 |
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1 of most important series of wars in world history
French declared war on Austria |
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3rd French government
wrote Constitution of 1791
deposed Louis XVI (executed via guillotine) |
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| Committee of Public Safety |
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4th French government
small group of men controlled France
formed to quell anarchy |
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terror-inducing leader of Committee of Public Safety
gave France religion of mystical Deism |
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issued by Committee of Public Safety
suppressed and/or killed suspected "enemies of the Republic"
caused death of about 40,000 people |
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5th French government
established after Robespierre fell |
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military leader who took over French government and established tyranny
crowned himself emperor |
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6th French government
headed by Napoleon; brought peace & stability |
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| ideas behind American Revolution |
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liberty (controlled freedom) & prosperity
virtue
limited government
acknowledged God |
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| law codes which became most famous since those of the Romans |
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| Ideas behind French Revolution |
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mob rule
vice
humanism
totalitarianism |
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| when British navy destroyed both French and Spanish fleets |
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| considered the greatest naval hero world has ever known |
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| greatest victory of Napoleon's career |
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| daughter of Austrian empire who married Napoleon |
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| forbade import of British goods into French territory |
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| defied Napoleon & began trade with England |
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1st French government
order went clergy, nobility, then the rest of the French people (Bourgeoisie & peasants) |
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aka "Battle of Nations"
when combined forces of Europe defeated Napoleon's new army |
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| where Napoleon was 1st exiled |
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| new king of France after Napoleon's 1st exile |
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| when Napoleon met final defeat at Battle of Waterloo |
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| British general who crushed French army |
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| where Napoleon was re-exiled |
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