French Revolution / Napoleon

Which reform did the members of the National Assembly adopt?

• taking away the privileges of the Third Estate

• requiring all young men to serve in the military

• declaring all men to have the same social status

• outlawing slavery throughout the French Empire

How did the Constitution of 1791 change the French monarchy?

• It gave legislative power to the king

• it replaced the Bourbons with the Hapsburg

• The power of the king was limited by a set of laws

• The Bourbons were forced to renounce their claim to the throne

What was the French Revolution slogan?

• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

• Life, Liberty, Property

• Live, Laugh, Love

• Liberty, Justice, Property

Why did the member of the National Convention decide to execute King Louise XVI even though they abolished monarchy?

• They feared that the king would be a source of conflict in the future

• The king refused to lead the French army into battle against the Austrians

• The king refused to allow the royal treasury to be used to fund foreign war

• They believed that the king supported the radicals in the French government

What is a forcible closing of ports

• blockade

• Continental system

• guerrillas

• coup d'etat

How did Napoleon Bonaparte become France's sole ruler?

• He was elected by the citizens of Paris

• He was restored as a member of the royal family

• He seized control in a military takeover of the government

• He was elected by members of the National Convention

How did the agreement with Pope Pius VII affect French Politics?

• The Roman Catholic Church's status as a state religion was upheld

• Napoleon popularity increased among the French people

• Napoleon was recognized as a defender of the Roman Catholic faith

• The Roman Catholic Church was restored to the status it held prior to the revolution

Why did Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803?

• He feared that the British would blockade the territory with their superior navy

• He needed money to retake New World possessions lost in the French and Indian War

• He abandoned his dream of a New World empire after successful revolt in Saint Domingue

• He reasoned that continuous attacks by Native Americans were making the territory unprofitable

Why did France institute the Continental System?

• to prevent Germany from becoming a unified nation

• to force Spain to accept the rule of Napoleon's brother

• to prevent Austria from becoming Europe's dominant land power

• to weaken Great Britain by cutting off trade between it and other European nations

Napoleon proved to be a cunning political leader when he led a _________ to become dictator of France.

• coup d'etat

• guerilla

• continental system

• scam