Period 1: French Revolution & Napoleon

About what percentage of France's population belonged to the 3rd Estate

• 2

• 60

• 30

• 97

Which goal is NOT stated in the "slogan of the Revolution?"

• Liberty

• Equality

• Justice

• Brotherhood

Which document stated that "men are born and remain free & equal in rights"?

• Holy Alliance

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Declaration of Independence

• Napoleonic Code

Which of the following was an important goal of the Congress of Vienna?

• to destroy France

• to execute Napoleon by guillotine

• to establish a balance of power in Europe

• to establish Vienna as the new capital of Europe

Which group most strongly embraced the ideals & principles of the Enlightenment?

• the nobility

• the bourgeoisie

• the peasant class

• the urban class

What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?

• proposed taxation of the Second Estate

• political representation in the government

• food shortages & riots among the peasants

• equalizing the tax burden among the Three Estates

Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?

• royalists

• peasants

• clergy

• his fellow revolutionaries

How did Great Britain react to the Continental System?

• It invaded France

• It organized its own blockade

• It negotiated a peace agreement with France.

• It formed an alliance with Austria & Prussia

What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?

• He set up government ran public schools

• He set up a comprehensive system of laws.

• He established a fairer tax code.

• all of these choices are most excellent and also correct.

what strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?

• endless negotiations

• guns and cannons

• frontal attack

• scorched-earth policy