American and French Revolution Exam review

Part One – Matching 3rd Estate = Most of the population in France 1st Estate = The higher clergy of the church 2nd Estate = The nobility of France Sans Cullotte = Individuals who wear short pants Coup D'état = A swift siege or change of the government

Part two - Questions and Fill in the blank 1) Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence 2) In England, parliament passed __the Stamp Act_to collect money from the colonist to pay for their defense 3) Patriots were American colonist who fought with the French against the British 4) A – Unfair Privileges, the injustices of the social system B – The growing Economic crisis and the starvation of the people in the 3rd Estate C – The desire of the 3rd Estate (peasants) to have political power 5) In France, The National Assembly implemented the Declaration of the Rights of Men, which is similar to the Declaration of Independence in America.

Part two - Questions and Fill in the blank 6) Napoleon Bonaparte was a military genius, and eventually conquered most of Europe and became the Emperor of France. 7) In France, July 14 is called Bastille Day because a mob of people broke into a prison looking for gunpowder and weapons to use against the King and the 1st Estate 8) No one is safe from the Guillotine during the Reign of Terror 9) The 3rd Estate consisted of peasants and workers, which was almost the entire population of France 10) The Reign of Terror was carried out by Maximilien Robespierre and a group of enforcers called the Committee of Public Safety

Part two - Questions and Fill in the blank 11) In order to end the Reign of Terror, his fellow revolutionaries removed Maximilien Robespierre from power and executed by Guillotine. 12) Because of the warfare and turmoil by Napoleon, The Congress of Vienna met to establish security and stability for the nations of Europe, and to help France select a new king. 13) The American Revolution and French Revolution both supported greater _citizen__ involvement in government 14) The Committee of Public Safety was responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 French citizens during the Reign of Terror 15) The 3rd Estate was the largest portion of the French population and paid almost all of the Taxes 16) Napoleon was ultimately defeated at the battle of Waterloo by a coalition of forces led by Duke of Wellington.

Part Three – matching King of France who was executed by the guillotine during the French Revolution – Louis XVI Leader of France’s Committee of Public Safety – Maximilien Robespierre Queen of France, blamed for France’s financial ruin – Marie Antoinette A doctor who spread radical ideas in France with the stroke of his pen – Jean-Paul Marat Crowned himself Emperor of France to show that all power cam from him – Napoleon Bonaparte