Deck 19: A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

Question 1

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George Washington

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Question 2

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natural rights

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Question 3

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July 4, 1776

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Question 4

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the Constitution of 1789

Question 5

How did Louis XVI respond to the revolutionary challenges to the Old Regime?

Question 6

What conditions facilitated Napoleon's rise to power?

Question 7

What role did nationalism play in the fall of Napoleon?

Question 8

How did the French revolutionary government deal with the issue of slavery?

Question 9

What were the long-term causes of the French Revolution? Was the revolution inevitable? Could it have been avoided? Explain.

Question 10

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old order

Question 11

In what ways did Napoleon's policies repudiate the accomplishments of the French Revolution? In what ways did his policies strengthen the accomplishments of the French Revolution?

Question 12

What led to the fall of Robespierre and the rise of the Directory?

Question 13

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Yorktown

Question 14

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the Bastille

Question 15

What were the most important weaknesses of Napoleon's empire?

Question 16

Was the American War of Independence truly revolutionary? Explain.

Question 17

What factors help to explain the Reign of Terror? Was the "terror" justified or did it demonstrate the excesses of revolutionary fervor?

Question 18

What events led to the formation of the National Assembly?

Question 19

How did the Committee of Public Safety respond to the threat of foreign invasion?

Question 20

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Bill of Rights

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Third Estate

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First and Second Estates

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serfdom

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Olympe de Gouges

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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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nationalism

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National Convention

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the taille

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the bourgeoisie

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the Tennis Court Oath

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Georges Danton

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Continental System

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Emperor Leopold II of Austria and King Frederick William II

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Paris Commune

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the Jacobins

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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the National Assembly

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sans-culottes

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Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen

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Estates-General

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Battle of Trafalgar

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Thermidorean Reaction

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First Consul and Emperor

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republic of virtue

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Directory

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Germaine de Staël

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fraternité

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the Civil Code

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the guillotine

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Maximilien Robespierre

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Committee of Public Safety

Question 53

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nation in arms

Question 54

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Temple of Reason

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Reign of Terror

Question 56

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Italian and Egyptian campaigns

Question 57

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Lyons, France

Question 58

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the Concordat

Question 59

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"gilded youth"

Question 60

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

Question 61

What best describes the French economy of the eighteenth century?

A)The economy grew, but also experienced periodic crises.
B)The economy was stagnant due to foreign competition in industry and trade.
C)The economy declined rapidly due to overuse of arable land.
D)The economy was based largely on the silk industry.
E)The economy was entirely based upon agricultural production.

Question 62

On August 4, 1789, the National Assembly voted to abolish

A)the death penalty.
B)monarchial government.
C)aristocratic privileges.
D)slavery.
E)private property.

Question 63

Which group had a large representation among the Third Estate delegates to the Estates-General?

A)Priests
B)Peasants
C)Lawyers
D)Courtiers
E)Women

Question 64

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the Grand Army

Question 65

Napoleon's Civil Code restored the legal power of

A)wives and daughters.
B)aristocrats and nobles.
C)fathers and husbands.
D)kings and bishops.
E)children and dependents.

Question 66

Which group comprised the First Estate in France?

A)The nobility
B)The clergy
C)The peasants
D)The military
E)The nobility.

Question 67

Loyalists made up ____ percent of the American colonial population.

A)2 to 3
B)30 to 35
C)20 to 30
D)35 to 45
E)15 to 30

Question 68

Which factor played a significant role in the colonists winning their war for independence?

A)Generous military and financial aid from various European states, especially France
B)The collapse of the English colonial system
C)Apathy of the English military
D)Flaws in the English mercantile system
E)The American's naval superiority

Question 69

On July 4, 1776, delegates to the Second Continental Congress approved the

A)Declaration of the Rights of the Man and the Citizen.
B)Constitution.
C)Declaration of Independence.
D)Olive Branch Petition.
E)appointment of George Washington as commander of the Continental Army.

Question 70

The Estates-General opened ____ on May 5, 1789.

A)in Marseilles
B)at the Vatican
C)in Lyon
D)at Versailles
E)in Paris

Question 71

What was the most immediate cause of the French Revolution?

A)The government's failure to resolve its debts and other economic problems
B)The threat of foreign invasion
C)The radical calls of the philosophes for reform
D)Louis XVI's rejection of the cahiers de doléances
E)Violent uprisings by the common people who were demanding political and economic equality

Question 72

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Elba and Saint Helena

Question 73

Most Third Estate delegates to the Estates-General advocated

A)the return of serfdom.
B)a complete reworking of French law.
C)the abolition of private property.
D)the abolition of the Church.
E)constitutional government.

Question 74

Which group constituted a key conduit for "enlightened" American political and moral ideas back to Europe?

A)Returning British prisoners of war
B)French army and navy officers
C)European nobles returning from expeditions to the new American frontier
D)Missionary priests returning from evangelical campaigns deep in the U.S. back country
E)Official proclamations sent to the governments of Europe by George Washington

Question 75

What was the status of the French bourgeoisie and nobility by the eighteenth century?

A)They were growing further apart in social status.
B)They were increasingly less distinguishable from each other.
C)They rapidly lost social status to the third estate.
D)They were openly hostile with one another and frequently involved in street battles.
E)They were almost completely dominated by the clergy of the First Estate.

Question 76

Which group comprised the largest segment of the Third Estate?

A)Skilled artisans
B)Merchants
C)Peasants
D)Professionals
E)Soldiers

Question 77

The American Articles of Confederation created a

A)strong central government.
B)constitutional monarchy.
C)weak central government.
D)binding alliance between the United States and France.
E)free trade zone.

Question 78

What best describes the gathering of the Estates-General in 1789?

A)Louis XVI's parliamentary body often consulted the king.
B)It was in unanimous agreement that only radical changes could solve France's problems.
C)It was dominated by the first estate composed mostly of urban lawyers.
D)It was in unanimous agreement about the necessity of immediately creation a "National Assembly."
E)It was divided over the issue of voting by "orders" or by "head."

Question 79

What was part of Napoleon's agreement with the Catholic Church?

A)The pope agreed to condemn all enemies of France.
B)Napoleon acknowledged his subservience to the Pope.
C)The pope was given the right to sue for lands confiscated during the Revolution.
D)Catholicism was recognized as the religion of the majority of French people.
E)Private citizens would return church property they had acquired during the Revolution.

Question 80

American victory in the War for Independence was secured by the British surrender at

A)Richmond.
B)Fallen Timber.
C)Fort McHenry.
D)Yorktown.
E)Saratoga.