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  • Who had ABSOLUTE control over France before the French Revolution?
    King Louis XVI
  • a legislative body made up of the Third Estate
    National Assembly
  • Nobles
    Second Estate
  • overthrow the government by force
    coup d'etat
  • What country did Napoleon crown himself emperor?
    France
  • King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antionette's palace
    Versailles
  • What was the name of the killing machine which killed thousands of people during the French Revolution?
    guillotine
  • middle class of the third estate
    Bougeoisie
  • clergy, church officials
    First Estate
  • What was the name of the war the French aided the Americans with to win their independence from Britain?
    Revolutionary War
  • Who argued that people have natural rights, including the right to life, liberty, and the ownership of property?
    Locke
  • people who favor rapid and sweeping changes in laws and government
    radical
  • Where did the Age of Reason occur?
    Europe
  • When did the French Revolution begin?
    1789
  • Where was Napoleon's final battle?
    Waterloo
  • Which happened first? French Revolution or American Revolution?
    American Revolution
  • How many times was Napoleon exiled?
    2
  • What American document has ideas similar to those in the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
    Declaration of Independence
  • What was the name of the island where Napoleon died?
    St. Helena
  • Who took power when the French Revolution ended?
    Napoleon
  • a period of time when people were beheaded for not being loyal to the government
    Reign of Terror
  • workers, bankers, doctors, lawyers, peasants
    Third Estate
  • a prison that stored weapons during the French Revolution
    Bastille
  • Social class during the French Revolution
    Estate
  • What happened when Napoleon attacked Russia?
    Harsh winter killed 100,000 soldiers and Napoleon retreated
  • the legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates
    Estates-General
  • Who staged a coup d'etat in France?
    Napoleon
  • Who led the Reign of Terror and was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety?
    Robespierre
  • How many social classes were the French people divided into under the estates system?
    3
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