French Revolution + Napoleon

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

• clergy

• nobles

• common people

• kings and queens

The Second Estate was made up of the these people.

• clergy
• common people
• priests
• nobles

The First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy
• common people
• nobles
• kings and queens

France was deep in debt because

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

How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?

• Democratically elected 
• A coup de'tat 
• appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral
• Battle Elephants

Leader of the committee of Public Safety

who enforces policies of the Reign of

Terror

• Louis XVI

• Robespierre  

• Napoleon

• Klemens von Metternich

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

• Hanging

• Firing squad

• Guillotine

• Burned at the stake

The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?

• There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army

• Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army

• The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army

• The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army

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

When Napoleon became the supreme leader in France what popular legal system did he enact (put in place)?

• Napoleonic Code
• Catholic Code
• French Bill of Rights
• Equal Rights Legislation