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In 1815, Napoleon met his final defeat.
Members of the Third Estate declared themselves as the National Assembly.
Napoleon established the Continental System to shut off trade to England.
The July Revolution forced Charles X to flee.
Napoleon died on the island of St. Helena.
One of the first things the National Convention did was execute Louis XVI.
The immediate cause of the Franco-Prussian War was the question who would succeed to the Spanish throne.

The nobility of France made of the Second Estate.

The July Monarchy was the name given to the reign of Louis Philippe.

Napoleon established a new government called the Consulate.

Those on the Left of the National Assembly were radicals who wanted the Revolution to go further.


reestablished as king Napoleon Bonaparte-
Louis XVIII
first Protestant king of France-

Henry IV

reigned over France for seventy years-

Louis XIV

prophesied France's doom-

Louis XV

reigned during the French Revolution-

Louis XVI
What is the French term for the middle class?

bourgeoisie

In what year was the first written constitution of France completed?
1791
In what year did the British navy defeat the combined French and Spanish navies at the Battle of Trafalgar?
1805
Who was the cardinal that ruled for Louis XIII?

Richelieu

Under whose leadership did the "Reign of Terror" begin?

Maximilien Robespierre
What prominent family led the Catholic forces of France against Protestants?

Guise

What country did Lord Castlereagh represent at the Congress of Vienna?

Great Britain

When the National Assembly ended the lord's privileges of collecting land taxes, what did it attempt to abolish?

feudalism

What country withdrew from Napoleon's Continental System?

Russia

What group of people paid half of their income in taxes?

peasants

What French leader was forced to surrender to Prussia during the Franco-Prussia War?

Napoleon III

What kind of government was established with France's first written constitution?

Constitutional monarchy

Who was considered the Prince of Diplomats?
von Metternich
After the Second Republic was proclaimed, what revolution broke out shaking the confidence in the new republic?

June Days


ended the lord's privileges of collecting land


taxes-

August 4 Decrees
allowed French Protestants to worship in certain territories-

Edict of Nantees
declared by the National Assembly during the French Revolution-

Tennis Court Oath
allowed French Protestants to worship in public-

Edict of January

established the existing state of things before the War of the League of Augsburg-

Treaty of Ryswick
Which of the following best states why the king of France felt threatened by the Protestant Reformation?

The king felt his authority over church and state was in jeopardy

Which of the following best describes the


multiparty system?


Numerous parties created dissension,


contributing to an unstable government

How did the Congress of Vienna affect the political structure of France?

France was established the way it was before the war
Which of the following statements best shows the relationship between French politics and French religion?

French religion justified the way the French kings ruled, creating political tension.

Which of the following best describes what effect Louis XVI's bureaucratic government had on France?

Appointed agents handled all local matters decreasing the independence of local and town governments.
What name was given to the massacre of thousand of French Protestants on August 24, 1572?

St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Lord Nelson

Lord Nelson What British commander led the


allied troops at Napoleon's final defeat?

Wellington
What magnificent palace did Louis XIV build mainly for French nobility?

Versailles


At what battle did Napoleon meet his final


defeat?

Battle of Waterloo
What other name was given to the Battle of Nations where the combined forces of Europe defeated Napoleon?

Battle of Leipzig

What radical group wanted to take the French Revolution to the next extreme?

Jacobin club

What are French Calvinist Protestants called?

Huguenots

What was the French castle stronghold stormed by the people of Paris in 1789?

Bastille
What edict did Louis XIV revoke that caused many Protestants to flee France?

Edict of Nantes

What French version of Parliament grew weaker during the Hundred Years' War?

Estates-General


Map Labels:


Pyrenees Mts., Switzerland, Corsica, Monaco


Belgium, Seine River, Bay of Biscay, Paris,


Nantes, and English Channel



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