JEOPARDY The French Revolution and Napoleon

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What was the balance of power? Maintaining this would be the goal of the Congress of Vienna.

Who were the bourgeoisie? This was the name of the upper middle class of the third estate.

Who were the nobles? These were the members of the second estate.

What was the Tennis Court Oath? This was the pledge that the members of the National Assembly took that they would write a constitution for France

What was the Estates General? This was the legislative gathering of France at the beginning of the French Revolution.

What was The Directory? This was the 5 member governing body that brought stability to France after the Reign of Terror.

What is the property distribution?

What was the Bastille? The storming of this prison on July 14, 1789 became the rallying symbol of the French Revolution.

What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man? This was the French document modeled on the Declaration of Independence that stated, that all men are created equal, asserted freedom of religion, and that taxes should be assessed on ability to pay.

What was the population distribution?

What was the guillotine? This was the more humane device used to execute the enemies of France during the French Revolution.

What was Maximilien Robespierre? He was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and was responsible for the Reign of Terror.

Who were the emigres? These were the aristocrats and clergy who fled France to avoid execution when the Reign of Terror began.

Who were the Jacobins? This was the radical political party that sat on the left side of the Legislative Assembly.

What were the coalitions? Countries who teamed up against France to stop the revolution and/or expansion under Napoleon.

What were Corsica, Elba, and St. Helena? These were the three islands that were important in Napoleon’s life.

What was the Continental System? This was Napoleon’s economic plan to force the British to surrender due to economic collapse.

What was the Napoleonic Code? This was Napoleon’s system of laws that became the basis for much of modern European justice.

What was placing incompetent rulers in conquered territory, failed Russian Invasion, Peninsular Wars, and Continental System. These were 3 of the 4 mistakes which led to Napoleon’s demise.

What were the Peninsular Wars? These were the series of battles fought in Spain and Portugal by the British and guerilla forces to stop the spread of Napoleonic power.

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What was the Battle of Waterloo? This was the battle that occurred during the Congress of Vienna and ended Napoleon’s Hundred Days of power.

What was Austria, Prussia, Russia, Britain, and France? 3 of the 5 countries that took part in the Congress of Vienna.

What was legitimacy? This is what the Congress of Vienna said they were restoring by putting the old rulers back on the thrones of Europe.

Who was Prince Clemens von Metternich? He was the mastermind of the Congress of Vienna and he is given credit for the next hundred years of relative peace in European history.

What was the Concert of Europe? This was the peace keeping organization set up at the Congress of Vienna to suppress any uprisings in Europe that supported the ideals of the French Revolution.

FINAL JEOPARDY Name 3 causes of the French Revolution