1 The French Revolution 2 The Revolution Begins The French Revolution The Rise of Napoleon The Fall of Napoleon Impossible Questions 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 60 3 Question 1 - 10
Name both the King, and the Queen during the time of the French Revolutions beginnings
6 Answer 1 20
King Louis XVI
Queen Marie Antoinette
7 Question 1 - 30
What controversy arose over the voting process at the Estates General convention?
8 Answer 1 30
Each estate was allowed only 1 vote, making the larger population of the 3rd estate useless in expressing the opinion of the common people of France
9 Question 1 - 40
What was the Storming of the Bastille?
Answer with the following details
1. What was the Bastille?
2. Why was it stormed?
3. What was the outcome of the event?
10 Answer 1 40
1. The Bastille was a prison, it typically was reserved for political prisoners
2. It was stormed because the 3rd Estate feared a punishment from the King, and they wanted weapons. Failing to gain them peacefully, violence ensued
3. The Prison guard was defeated, and angry commoners attain weapons, and proceeded to cause havoc and instill fear in the general public of Paris
11 Question 1 - 50
The 3rd Estate, locked out of the Estates General by the King, proceed without the other 2 Estates in what became known as _________________________, where they created the new Constitution of France entitled _______________________
12 Answer 1 50
The 3rd Estate, locked out of the Estates General by the King, proceed without the other 2 Estates in what became known as The Tennis Court Oath, where they created the new Constitution of France entitled The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
13 Question 2 - 10
After arresting the King, a new government The National Convention is made up of 3 main factions, complete the chart below
1. The Mountain Radicals
2. ____________ - _________
3. ____________ - _________
14 Answer 2 10
1. The Mountain Radicals
2. The Girondins - moderates
3. The Plain swing votes (undecided)
15 Question 2 - 20
What historical event occurred in France in 1793?
16 Answer 2 20
King Louis XVI was beheaded
17 Question 2 - 30
There were 3 very influential leaders in the National Convention, Complete the chart below
1. ____________________
2. George-Jacques Danton
3. ____________________
18 Answer 2 30
1. Jean-Paul Marat
2. George-Jacques Danton
3. Maximilien Robespierre
19 Question 2 - 40
Who was the last person killed by the guillotine during The Reign of Terror ?
20 Answer 2 40
Maximilien Robespierre
21 Question 2 - 50
Name 1 of the changes of Frances Revolutionary government that lasted and 1 change that did not last
22 Answer 2 50 23 Question 3 - 10
How did Napoleon begin to become recognized in France?
24 Answer 3 10
Napoleon first earned national recognition through his military successes
25 Question 3 - 20
What historical event happened in France in the year 1799?
26 Answer 3 20
Napoleon takes over the French government through a coup de tat, and crowns himself emperor of France for life.
27 Question 3 - 30
Napoleon appointed various relatives to ruling positions in various conquered countries across Europe
Name 3 relatives Napoleon appointed to such positions and the countries each relative ruled.
28 Answer 3 30
Joseph (brother) Spain
Jerome (brother) Westphalia
Louis (brother) - Holland
Elisa (sister) Tuscany
Joachim (brother in law) Naples
Eugene (stepson) - Italy
29 Question 3 - 40
Napoleon was at war with the Allied powers
What countries made up the Allied powers
30 Answer 3 40
Allied powers Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia
31 Question 3 - 50
Explain each of the following terms
1. Peninsular War
2. The Continental System
32 Answer 3 50
1. Peninsular War a failed war against Spain and Portugal, Napoleon was forced to withdraw
2. The Continental System The British Blockade of all trade with France, and the French blockade of all trade with Britain
33 Question 4 - 10
In 1812 Napoleon launched an unsuccessful military campaign against what country?
34 Answer 4 10
Russia
35 Question 4 - 20
Napoleon started the Russian campaign with 600,000 men, and returned with only 94,000.
Name 2 reasons for this
36 Answer 4 20
1. Many of the soldiers were not loyal to France
2. Many died because of harsh weather conditions and rough terrain (crossing freezing rivers)
Many died because of lack of supplies (upon reaching Moscow the French found no supplies, they were purposefully burned by the Russians)
37 Question 4 - 30
After the Russian campaign the Allied powers captured Napoleon in the Battle of Paris
After capturing Napoleon they sent him to live in Exile where?
How long was Napoleon Exiled here?
38 Answer 4 30
Napoleon was exiled to the Isle of Elba, he remained there for 1 year before escaping and returning to France
39 Question 4 - 40
After the hundred days Napoleon lost his final battle to Great Britain at The Battle of Waterloo,
Again Napoleon was exiled, this time under strict guard, on a more remote location
Where was he exiled, and for how long?
Then what happened to Napoleon?
40 Answer 4 40
He was exiled to the Island of St. Helena, for 6 years
After 6 years Napoleon died of stomach cancer
41 Question 4 - 50
The Congress of Vienna met in the year _____, to fix the problems caused by Napoleon across Europe, The Napoleon was made up of the following people complete the chart below
_________ Austria
_________ - Russia
Talleyrand - _______
Hardenburg - Prussia
42 Answer 4 50
The Congress of Vienna met in the year 1815, to fix the problems caused by Napoleon across Europe, The Napoleon was made up of the following people
Metternich Austria
Alexander I - Russia
Talleyrand - France
Hardenburg - Prussia
43 Question 5 - 20
Who were the sans culottes?
Who was their leader?
How did he die?
44 Answer 5 20
Those without knee breeches (they served as a political group of Revolutionaries that supported the common class)
The leader of the sans culottes was Jean-Paul Marat
Marat was murdered in his bathtub (stabbed)
45 Question 5 - 30
Name 3 reforms Napoleon made to the following items
(10 points a piece, maximum 30)
1. Church and State Relations
2. The Economy
3. The Law
4. Education
46 Answer 5 30
1. Church and State Relations Napoleon signed The Concordat which was an agreement with the Pope, that officially declare Catholicism as the official religion of France, though no one was required to be Catholic, as religious tolerance was the law.
2. The Economy - Napoleon established a national bank for France, and a new minted currency
3. The Law Created the Napoleonic Code a common set of laws for all of France
4. Education Established military and government schools across France
47 Question 5 - 40
Arrange the following names in the correct chronological order based on the date of their death
Napoleon
Jean-Paul Marat
Louis XVI
Maximilien Robespierre
George-Jacques Danton
48 Answer 5 40
Correct order
Louis XVI
Jean-Paul Marat
George-Jacques Danton
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon
49 Question 5 - 50
Place the following Governments of France in the correct chronological order
The National Convention
Emperor Napoleon
The Directory
King Louis XVI
King Louis XVIII
50 Answer 5 50
Correct order
King Louis XVI
The National Convention
The Directory
Emperor Napoleon
King Louis XVIII
51 Question 5 - 60
The Congress of Vienna was dominated by the views of ______________, explain his beliefs, and how they affected the future for Europe after Napoleon.
52 Answer 5 60
Metternich Metternich despised democracy, and political change. Because he was so influential at the congress, Metternich was able to guide the congress to adopt many new monarchies across Europe, and encouraged a return to the Old ways (the opposite of the ideals of the revolution)