French Revolution + Napoleon

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The Third Estate was made up of these people.

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common people

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The Second Estate was made up of these people.

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nobles

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The First Estate was made up of this group.

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clergy

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Why was France deep in debt?

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All of the above: money spent on the American Revolution, Marie Antoinette's lavish spending, the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes.

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How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?

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A coup de'tat

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Leader of the committee of Public Safety who enforces policies of the Reign of Terror

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Robespierre

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What new method of execution was primarily used during the Reign of Terror?

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Guillotine

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Why was the invasion of Russia considered a great disaster for Napoleon?

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Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleon's army.

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The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in: the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the US Constitution, The Edict of Nantes

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the Declaration of the Rights of Man

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When Napoleon became the supreme leader in France, what popular legal system did he enact?

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Napoleonic Code