JEOPARDYJEOPARDY

The French The French Revolution and Revolution and

NapoleonNapoleon

CategoriesCategories100 200 300 400 500

100 200 300 400 500

100100 200 300 400 500

100100 200200 300300 400400 500500

100100 200200 300300 400400 500500

The The EstatesEstates

French French RevolutionRevolution

NapoleonNapoleon

Reign of Reign of

TerrorTerror

The Congress The Congress of Vienna of Vienna

What was the balance What was the balance of power?of power?

Maintaining this would Maintaining this would be the goal of the be the goal of the

Congress of Vienna.Congress of Vienna.

Who were the Who were the bourgeoisiebourgeoisie

This was the name of This was the name of the upper middle class the upper middle class

of the third estate.of the third estate.

Who were the Who were the nobles?nobles?

These were the These were the members of the second members of the second

estate.estate.

What was the Tennis What was the Tennis Court Oath?Court Oath?

This was the pledge that This was the pledge that the members of the the members of the

National Assembly took that National Assembly took that they would write a they would write a

constitution for Franceconstitution for France

What was the Estates What was the Estates General?General?

This was the legislative This was the legislative assembly of France at assembly of France at the beginning of the the beginning of the French Revolution.French Revolution.

What was deficit What was deficit spending?spending?

This was the carefree This was the carefree financial policy that caused financial policy that caused the huge debt in France at the huge debt in France at the beginning of the reign the beginning of the reign

of Louis XVI.of Louis XVI.

What were the cahiers?What were the cahiers?

These were the These were the notebooks listing the notebooks listing the

grievances compiled by grievances compiled by the different estates to the different estates to present to Louis XVI.present to Louis XVI.

What was the Bastille?What was the Bastille?

The storming of this The storming of this prison on July 14, 1789 prison on July 14, 1789

became the rallying became the rallying symbol of the French symbol of the French

Revolution.Revolution.

What was the Declaration What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man?of the Rights of Man?This was the French This was the French

document modeled on the document modeled on the Declaration of Declaration of

Independence that stated, Independence that stated, that all men are created that all men are created

equal, asserted freedom of equal, asserted freedom of religion, and that taxes religion, and that taxes should be assessed on should be assessed on

ability to pay.ability to pay.

What was the Declaration What was the Declaration of Pilnitz?of Pilnitz?

This was the claim issued by This was the claim issued by the countries of Austria and the countries of Austria and Prussia that threatened to Prussia that threatened to invade France and rescue invade France and rescue the King and his family.the King and his family.

What was the guillotine?What was the guillotine?

This was the more This was the more humane device used to humane device used to execute the enemies of execute the enemies of

France during the France during the French Revolution.French Revolution.

What was Maximilien What was Maximilien Robespierre?Robespierre?

He was the leader of the He was the leader of the Committee of Public Committee of Public

Safety and was Safety and was responsible for the responsible for the

Reign of Terror.Reign of Terror.

Who were the emigres?Who were the emigres?

These were the These were the aristocrats and clergy aristocrats and clergy

who fled France to avoid who fled France to avoid execution when the execution when the

Reign of Terror began.Reign of Terror began.

Who were the Jacobins?Who were the Jacobins?

This was the radical This was the radical political party that sat political party that sat on the left side of the on the left side of the Legislative Assembly.Legislative Assembly.

What was La Marseillaise?What was La Marseillaise?

This was the militant This was the militant fighting song which fighting song which became the French became the French national anthem.national anthem.

What were Corsica, Elba, What were Corsica, Elba, and St. Helena?and St. Helena?

These were the three These were the three islands that were islands that were

important in Napoleon’s important in Napoleon’s life.life.

What was the Continental What was the Continental System?System?

This was Napoleon’s This was Napoleon’s economic plan to force economic plan to force the British to surrender the British to surrender

due to economic due to economic collapse.collapse.

What was the Napoleonic What was the Napoleonic Code?Code?

This was Napoleon’s This was Napoleon’s system of laws that system of laws that

became the basis for became the basis for much of modern much of modern

European justice .European justice .

What was the Battle of What was the Battle of TrafalgarTrafalgar

This was Napoleon’s worst This was Napoleon’s worst naval defeat naval defeat

masterminded by Lord masterminded by Lord Nelson, where the French Nelson, where the French fleet was destroyed off the fleet was destroyed off the

coast of Spain.coast of Spain.

What were the Peninsular What were the Peninsular Wars?Wars?

These were the series of These were the series of battles fought in Spain battles fought in Spain

and Portugal by the and Portugal by the British and guerilla British and guerilla forces to stop the forces to stop the

spread of Napoleonic spread of Napoleonic power.power.

Daily Daily Double

“Don’t Choke!”

What was the Battle of What was the Battle of Waterloo?Waterloo?

This was the battle that This was the battle that occurred during the occurred during the

Congress of Vienna and Congress of Vienna and ended Napoleon’s Hundred ended Napoleon’s Hundred

Days of power.Days of power.

Who was Czar Alexander Who was Czar Alexander I?I?

He was the Russian He was the Russian representative at the representative at the Congress of Vienna.Congress of Vienna.

What was legitimacy?What was legitimacy?

This is what the Congress This is what the Congress of Vienna said they were of Vienna said they were

restoring by putting the old restoring by putting the old rulers back on the thrones rulers back on the thrones

of Europe.of Europe.

Who was Prince Clemens Who was Prince Clemens von Metternich?von Metternich?

He was the mastermind of He was the mastermind of the Congress of Vienna and the Congress of Vienna and

he is given credit for the he is given credit for the next hundred years of next hundred years of

relative peace in European relative peace in European history.history.

What was the Concert of What was the Concert of Europe?Europe?This was the peace This was the peace

keeping organization set keeping organization set up at the Congress of up at the Congress of

Vienna to suppress any Vienna to suppress any uprisings in Europe that uprisings in Europe that supported the ideals of supported the ideals of the French Revolution.the French Revolution.