French Revolution & Napoleon

The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was

• a promise to destroy all of the nation’s tennis bracelets.
• a vow to continue to meet until they had produced a French constitution.
• an oath of loyalty to Jean Valjean
• . a promise not to rest until all members of the clergy were tried and executed.

Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because

• the army turned against him and threatened to execute him.
• it was the only way he would be allowed to remain mayor of Paris.
• thousands of armed Parisian women descended on the palace and captured him and  his family.
• his attempt to escape to Poland had failed.

In its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention

• declared new national holidays celebrating great French cuisine.
• ordered the building of several new libraries and universities, even though the      treasury was empty.
• pursued a policy of dechristianization, going so far as to adopt a new calendar.
• drafted yet another Constitution to reflect the ideas of the Enlightenment.

The three major parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire were

• France, Morocco, and Algeria. 
• Austria, Prussia, and Serbia.
• the First Estate, the Second Estate, and the Third Estate.
• the French Empire, the dependent states, and the allied states.

What were the two major reasons that Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed?

• Napoleon’s greed and laziness within his bureaucracy
• the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism
• the resentment of the clergy and the plotting of the accountants
• France’s weak economy and the drain of Napoleon’s many wars

In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by

• the bitter Russian winter. 
• a combined French and Swiss army. 
• the Duke of Wellington.
• the superior British navy.

Who seized political power from the Legislative Assembly?

• National Assembly 
• Henry VIII 
• Paris Commune
• Marie Antoinette

The difference between the Girondins and the Mountain was that

• the Girondins were members of the Tennis Court, while the Mountain was not.
• the Girondins leaned toward keeping the king alive, while the Mountain wanted      the king executed.
• the Girondins were radicals in the city of Amsterdam, while the Mountain      represented Germany.
• the Girondins were legitimately elected by the people, while the Mountain seized                   power by force.

_________________ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety.

• Maximilien Robespierre 
• Jean-Paul Marat 
• Jean Valjean
• Victor Hugo

The National Assembly’s Constitution of 1791

• set up a limited monarchy. 
• abolished the monarchy. 
• gave all men a vote.
• satisfied the priests and lower classes.