Chapter 19: French Revolution Ryan Schroder
Chapter 19: The French Revolution Revolt and Revolution War and Civil Conflict Gender Roles Changes in Religious Thought Developments in Political and Social Thought
100 Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety? Robespierre
200 What were the two largest factions of the National Convention Called? the Girondins and the Mountain
300 What did the deputies of the Third Estate agree to do in the Tennis Court Oath? To continue meeting until they produced a French Constitution
400 What French colony proclaimed independence from France in 1804 after a revolution of its own? Haiti
500 What did the members of the Paris Commune call themselves? the sans-culottes
100 What disastrous invasion led to the collapse of the French Empire? Napoleon’s invasion of Russia
200 What was the Continental System, and what was its purpose? An embargo a British Goods intended to bankrupt the British Empire
300 In what battle did the British navy defeat a French-Spanish fleet and prevent Napoleon’s planned invasion of Great Britain? The Battle of Trafalgar
400 What were the three “allied” states of Napoleon’s Empire? DAILY DOUBLE!! Prussia, Russia, and Austria
500 What were the two major French cities that revolted against the National Convention? Marseilles and Lyon
100 How did the National Convention respond to women’s efforts to take part in the political process? They were ignored and banned from meetings
200 Why did Parisian women march on Versailles and seize the royal family? Bread prices were too high
300 What were some of the reversals in women’s rights that occurred after the passage of Napoleon’s Civil Code? Only considered minors Divorce was harder Punishment for adultery (only if female)
400 What Parisian women’s organization was founded by an actress and a chocolate manufacturer in 1793? The Society for Revolutionary Republican Women
500 What is the name of the female playwright and pamphleteer who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women? Olympe de Gouges
100 What was the official state religion of France before the revolution? Catholicism
200 Why did the Republican alter the number of days in a week, and the number of weeks in a month? To prevent people from observing Christian holidays and Sunday
300 What did Napoleon’s Concordat with the Catholic Church accomplish? Napoleon gain the right to nominate Bishops Pope affirmed French repossession of Church lands Catholicism was reestablished in France, but not as the state religion
400 How many days were in a week in the Republican Calendar? ten
500 What did the Radical Revolutionaries rename Notre-Dame during de-Christianization? the Temple of Reason
100 What Republican document established the basic privileges of French citizens? The Declaration of the Rights of Man
200 The French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars led to a rise of what ideology across Europe? Nationalism
300 How did Napoleon’s aristocracy differ from that of the old regime? It was merit based
400 What conservative reaction occurred after Robespierre's execution? the Thermidorian Reaction
500 What was the distinction between active citizens and passive citizen’s under the National Assembly’s 1791 Constitution Active citizens were over the age of 25 and paid taxes equal to three days of unskilled labor