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WorksheetsChapter 9 The French Revolution and Napoleon
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 13mins
members of the Paris Commune who wore long pants to identify with common people
Sans-culottes
bourgeoisie
nationalism
liberalism
right of powerful nations to maintain order throughout Europe
Continental System
coup d'etat
principle of intervention
nationalism
leader of the Committee of Public Safety who enforced Reign of Terror policies
Robespierre
Klemens von Metternich
bourgeoisie
Bastille
Napoleon's plan to weaken the British economy
liberalism
nationalism
principle of intervention
Continental System
the middle class, including professionals
sans-culottes
bourgeoisie
coup d' etat
Robespierre
a sudden overthrow of the government
principle of intervention
Continental System
coup d'etat
Bastille
post-revolutionary leader who advocated restoring the monarchy throughout Europe
liberalism
Klemens von Metternich
sans-culottes
bourgeoisie
prison attacked at the outset of the French Revolution
Continental System
coup d'etat
Bastille
Robespierre
belief that people should be free from government restraint
liberalism
Klemens von Metternich
sans-culottes
bourgeoisie
a country's sense of unique identity
Nationalism
Liberalism
bourgeoisie
Bastille
Reflecting Enlightenment thought, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed
the importance of the Bastille.
an end to aristocratic privileges.
a movement to restore the monarchy.
equal rights for women in political life.
The economic crisis that triggered the French Revolution was caused by
the Revolutionary War in America.
weak demand for consumer products.
widespread corruption in the government.
bad harvests and a slowdown in manufacturing.
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 could remain mayor of Paris
thousands of armed Parisians descended on the palace.
his attempt to escape to Poland had failed.
In their rebellions of 1789, the French peasants were reacting to the high cost of bread, high taxes, and
political inequality.
religious persecution.
foreign intervention.
treatment of women.
The threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI to the throne caused the French Revolution to
become more radical.
spread to other countries.
pursue the goal of equality.
fail in its attempt to reform French society.
How did the status of the Catholic Church change under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?
Protestantism replaced Catholicism as the state religion.
The state shared governing power with the Church.
The Church was given power over the state.
The Church was brought under the control of the state.
Because it could not govern effectively after the Reign of Terror, the Directory had to
agree to share power with the clergy.
turn to the bourgeoisie for protection
rely upon the military to enforce its authority.
abolish slavery in the French colonies.
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was
given only to those Napoleon favored.
based on ability rather than rank or birth.
available equally to men and women.
designed to keep the middle class out of high-ranking positions.
Which of the following conditions caused the collapse of Napoleon's Grand Empire?
France's strong economy
laziness within his bureaucracy
the drain of Napoleon's many wars
the spread of liberalism
When Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia met at the Congress of Vienna for peace talks after Napoleon's defeat, their aim was to
reignite the spirit of the French Revolution.
restore European monarchs to power.
select a nation to lead all of Europe.
allow France to reclaim territories it lost in the war.
The most populous segment of French society was the
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
nobility
Which of the following is an Enlightenment ideal that helped fuel the French Revolution?
The nobility has a right to own all the land
A king should have absolute power over the country.
There should be a full-scale revolution.
.All men are free and created equal.
The Girondins, The Mountain, and the Jacobins are all examples of
sects of the French Catholic Church.
political clubs with varying social and political views.
groups who were still loyal to the monarchy.
clubs made up of peasants from outside of Paris.
The Committee of Public Safety took control of the government and adopted policies that came to be known as
a military dictatorship.
the Reign of Terror.
the Directory.
the Republic of Virtue.
Why did Napoleon want to mend relations with the Catholic Church?
He was a devout Catholic.
The Church had too much power to ignore.
He didn't want the pope angry with him.
He thought it was good policy.
What were the major parts of the Grand Empire?
the French Empire, Austria, Russia, and Prussia
the French Empire, dependent states, and allied states
the French Empire, Spain, Holland, and Sweden
the French Empire, independent states, and Italy
Why did Napoleon attack Russia?
Russia had withdrawn from the Continental System to trade with the British.
Napoleon wanted revenge for an earlier loss in battle.
Napoleon had always wanted to invade Russia.
Russia was the only country left for Napoleon to control.
