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estates
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fundamental
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immediate
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cahiers
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Tennis Court Oath
t h e T h i r d E s t a t e 'asc t i o nt o r v i t h h o l dm o n e vf r o m L o u i sX I V u n t i l
F r a n c eh a d a c o n s t i t u t i o n .
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Bastille
P a r i sp r i s o na t t a c k e do n i u l y 1 4 , 1 7 8 9 ,m a r k i n gt h e b e g r n n i n g
o f t h e F r e n c hR e v o l u t i o n .
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bourgeoisie
g r o u p sF r e n c hs o c i e t yw a s d i v i d e d i n t o d u r i n gt h e O l d R e g i m e .
type of causethat has deep roots in the past.
t y p e o f c a u s et h a t l e a d sd i r e c t l yt o s o m e k i n d o f a c t i o n .
n o t e b o o k so f c r i t i c i s m so f t h e F r e n c hm o n a r c h v .
t h e m i d d l ec l a s s .
B.
Marie Antoinette
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Jacobin Clubs
g r o u p so f P a r i s i a nl a b o r e r sw h o , t h o u g h i n t h e m i n o r i t y ,h a d
g r e a ti n f l u e n c eo n t h e r e v o l u t i o n a r g
yovernment.
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La Marseillaise
F r e n c hn a t i o n a a
l nthem.
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Robespierre
l e a d e rd u r i n gt h e R e i g no f T e r r o r .
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coup d'etat
t y p e o f r e v o l u t i o nt h a t i s s u d d e na n d u s u a l l yu n e x p e c t e d .
1 3 . Napoleon Bonaparte
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Concordat
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Cape Trafalgar
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Hundred Days
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Waterloo
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Estates.General
F r e n c hq u e e nd u r i n gt h e R e v o l u t i o n .
army generalwho rose to become emperorof France.
a g r e e m e ntth a t m a d e C a t h o l i c i s mo n c e a g a i nt h e o f f i c i a lr e l i g i o n
of France.
place where Nelson of Englanddefeatedthe Frenchin a
d e c i s i v es e ab a t t l ed u r i n g t h e N a p o l e o n i cW a r s .
N a p o l e o n ' sd r i v e t o r e g a i nc o n t r o la f t e rh i s e s c a p ef r o m E l b a .
p l a c eo f N a p o l e o n ' sl a s td e f e a t ,i n B e l g i u m .
F r e n c hl a w - m a k i n gb o d y d u r i n gt h e O l d R e g i m e .
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continental
t r a d i n gs y s t e mt h e B e r l i na n d M i l a n d e c r e e sf a i l e dt o e s t a b l i s h .
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Wellington
B r i t i s hd u k e w h o f i n a l l v d e f e a t e dN a p o l e o n .
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t. Study the diagram below and indicatewhether the statements
Shown by writing T, F, or NS i n t h e
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1 . W h i c h o f t h e f o i l o r v i n gw a s a
f e a t u r eo f t h e , , O l d R e g i m e , , (?a )a f r e ep r e s s ;
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s m a l lp r i v i l e g e dc l a s sa n d a l a r g e
u n p r r v i l e g e cd l a s s ; l c tf r e e d o mo f r e r i g r o n ;
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2. Revolutioncame to Francebecause
(a).Frenchkings were excessively
cruei.
(b) Peasants
were worse orf than elsewhere.(c)
ThE idels or The Enlightenmenr
e n c o u r a g e dc h a n g e s (' d ) T h e r e
w e r e s t r o n gp a r r i a m e n t a rtvr a d i t i o n s .
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Which may NOT be regardedas a fundamentalcauseof the FrenchRevolution?
( a ) b a n k r u p t c y(; b ) a b s o l u t em o n a r c h y ;( c ) t h e " O l d R e g i m e " ;( d ) t h e r i s i n gm i d d l e
c Ia s s .
(a) to write a new constitution;(b) to passfair
4 . Louis XVI wanted the Estates-Ceneral
laws; (c) to solve his money problems;(d) all of these.
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s.Which of the following would be found in a cahier of the Third Estate?(a)demands
for the king'sdeath; (b) demandsfor a greatervoice in the government;(c) demands
for more governmentregulationof business;(d) demandsfor a republic.
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m o v e w a s k n o w n a s ( a )O r d e r si n C o u n c i l ; ( b ) C o n g r e s o
s f V i e n n a ;( c ) H u n d r e d
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W h i c h d o e s N O T b e l o n gi n t h i s g r o u p ?( a ) M a g n a C a r r a ;( b ) D e c l a r a t i o o
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Independence;(c) Declarationof the Rightsof Man; (d) La Marseillaise.
Which may be regardedas an achievementFrancemade under the Convention?
( a ) m e t r i cs y s t e m (; b ) n e w c a l e n d a r ;( c ) a b o l i t i o no f s l a v e r yi n t h e c o l o n i e s (; d ) a l l o f
these.
9 . Which one of the following was a Napoleonic reform?(a) universalsuffrage;
(b) Universityof France;(c) restorationof liberty; (d) abolitionof taxes.
10.Napoleonwas punishedby (a) death; (b) exile; (c) imprisonment;(d) removalfrom
office.
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C i r c l et h e c h o i c ew h i c h d o e s N O T r e l a t et o the topic in each selection.
1. Revolutionaryleaders: Robespierre Danton
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Napoleon
2. Defeatsof Napoleon: Austerlitz Waterloo Leipzig Trafalgar
3 . F r e n c hl e a d e r s : R o b e s p i e r r e N e l s o n L o u i sX V I
Napoleon
4. Revolutionarydocuments: Declarationof the Rightsof Man
Declaration
of the Riehtsof Women
C i v i lC o n s t i t u t i oonf t h e C l e r g y
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