Ch 23 – French Revolution and Napoleon Study Guide
Know the following definitions:
Congress of Vienna
Coup d’état
Napoleonic Code
Tennis Court Oath
Old Regime
Concert of Europe
Plebiscite
1. Who made up the Third Estate? What percentage of society were they?
2. What were the goals of the Congress of Vienna?
3. What did Prince Klemens von Metternich do?
4. What was the stated aim of Robespierre and his supporters?
5. Who paid most of the taxes in French Society?
6. What was the scorch earth policy and which country used it?
7. What reforms did Napoleon make?
8. Which did the Battle of Trafalgar prove to Napoleon?
9. What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and who issued it?
10. Many European countries declare war on France during the French Revolution. What did many of
these monarchs fear from France?
11. Which woman was queen during the French Revolution and added to debt by spending money on
herself?
12. Which man was in charge of the Reign of Terror?
13. What battle is known as the final defeat of Napoleon?
14. Why did the Third Estate Storm the Bastille?
15. Why did the women march on Versailles and demand to talk to the Queen?
16. Who makes up the first estate? The second estate? The third estate?
17. What were the 5 main causes of the French Revolution?
18. What was the slogan adopted by revolutionary leaders during the French Revolution?
19. What effects did the September Massacres have on the government?
20. Who were the Jacobins?
21. What did Robespierre do to enemies of the state?
22. What were Napoleon’s 3 costly mistakes?
23. What was the Continental System designed to do?
24. Who did the French fight during the Peninsular War?
25. What did Napoleon do that showed that he was more powerful than the Church?
26. What were the Hundred Days?