1. The French Revolution and Napoleon

3.  The shy, indecisive, king of France at the
start of the French Revolution was named
________________. (Name and Number)

4.  King Louis XVI (16th)

5.  The Third Estate made up _____% of the
population and paid _____ of the taxes.

6.  The Third Estate made up 97-98% of the
population and paid nearly all the taxes.

7.  Enlightened ideas were one of several causes
of the French Revolution, especially the
writings of John Locke, Baron de
Montesquieu and ________ who was
outspoken against intolerance and injustice.
He criticized the monarchy and the Catholic
church while preaching “reason and
rationality”.

8.  Voltaire

10.  Queen Marie Antoinette was especially out of
touch with the realities that faced her
country. When asked what the monarchy
was going to do about the shortage of bread
and the people starving in the streets, she
supposedly said…

11.  “Let them eat cake.”

12.  In 1799, Napoleon took part in a
________________ or overthrowing the
government using military force.

13.  Coup d’etat

14.  The new, radical French government under
known as the Jacobins were led by ______.
During his time of power, they rounded up
and executed thousands of “enemies of the
state” which is known as the Reign of Terror.

15.  Maximilien Robespierre

17.  Angry and afraid for their lives, thousands of
peasants gathered and stormed the
_________, a fortress/prison.

18.  The Bastille

19.  Napoleon was defeated once and for all at
the Battle of _____ in Belgium in 1815. After
which, he would be banished to a far off
island.

20.  Waterloo

21.  Following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo and
banishment, the __________ was organized
to meet and discuss peace, power and other
politics in Europe.

22.  Congress of Vienna

24.  King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximillien
Robespierre and thousands of others would meet
their fate at the ____________, a new device
invented to cause quick and painless death.

25.  The Guillotine

26.  Less than 2% of the population, the nobility,
paid few, if any taxes, controlled much of
the wealth, held key government and
military positions.
 This describes the ________________.

27.  Second Estate

28.  Napoleon’s fall came when he invaded
Russia. Cold, starving and without supplies
he decided to retreat. Of his 600,000 man
army, only ________________ survived to
make it back to Paris. This is considered one
of the greatest military disasters in history.

29.  40,000

31.  The storming of the Bastille took place on July
14th, _______. This is widely considered the
start of the French Revolution. Bastille Day is
considered a sort of French independence day
and is celebrated every year.

32.  July 14th, 1789