French Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

Political situation in which no one nation is powerful enough to pose a threat to others.

To prevent the outbreak of revolutions

A formal agreement dealing with the control of Church affairs

<p>To establish long-lasting peace and security after the defeat of Napoleon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sudden seizure of political power in a nation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the three social classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assembly of representatives from all 3 social classes in France</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Member of a loosely organized fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Machine for beheading people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>French congress with the power to create laws and declare war.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hereditary right of a monarch to rule.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>King of France prior to the Revolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>State-run public school in France.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Queen of France before the Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Austrian Prince who led the Congress of Vienna.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Corsican military mind that rose to power in France in the early 1800s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>French congress established by representatives of the 3rd Estate in 1789 to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nickname for the rule of Robespierre.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Powerful Jacobin leader that was the leader of the Committee for Public Safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Practice of burning crops and killing livestock during wartime so that the enemy cannot live off the land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pledge made by the members of the National Assembly in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Village in Belgium in which Napoleon was defeated in 1815.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Balance of Power = Political situation in which no one nation is powerful enough to pose a threat to others. Concert of Europe = Series of alliances among European nations in the 19th century, devised by Metternich to prevent the outbreak of revolutions. Concordat = Formal agreement dealing with the control of Church affairs. Congress of Vienna = Series of meetings in 1814-15 during which the European leaders sought to establish long-lasting peace and security after the defeat of Napoleon. Continental System = Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe. Coup d'état = Sudden seizure of political power in a nation. Estate = One of three social classes in Europe prior to the Revolution. Estates-General = Assembly of representatives from all 3 social classes in France. Guerilla = Member of a loosely organized fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops. Guillotine = Machine for beheading people. Legislative Assembly = French congress with the power to create laws and declare war. Legitimacy = Hereditary right of a monarch to rule. Louis XVI = King of France prior to the Revolution. Lycée = State-run public school in France. Marie Antoinette = Queen of France before the Revolution. Metternich = Austrian Prince that led the Congress of Vienna. Napoleon = Corsican military mind that rose to power in France in the early 1800s. National Assembly = French congress established by representatives of the 3rd Estate in 1789 to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people. Old Regime = Political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution. Plebiscite = Direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal. Reign of Terror = Nickname for the rule of Robespierre. Robespierre = Powerful Jacobin leader that was the leader of the Committee for Public Safety. Scorched-earth Policy = Practice of burning crops and killing livestock during wartime so that the enemy cannot live off the land. Tennis Court Oath = Pledge made by the members of the National Assembly in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution. Waterloo = Village in Belgium in which Napoleon was defeated in 1815.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Political situation where no single nation is dominant.

19th century alliances to prevent revolutions in Europe.

Formal agreement on Church affairs regulation.

Meetings in 1814-15 to ensure peace after Napoleon's defeat.

Napoleon's trade blockade against Great Britain.

Sudden seizure of political power.

One of three social classes before the Revolution.

Assembly representing all three social classes in France.

Member of a loosely organized force that attacks unexpectedly.

Machine used for beheading, symbol of the Revolution.

French congress that could create laws and declare war.

Hereditary right of monarchs to rule.

King of France before the Revolution.

State-run public school system in France.

Queen of France prior to the Revolution, known for excess.

Austrian prince and leader at the Congress of Vienna.

Corsican military leader who became emperor of France.

Congress formed by the 3rd Estate to enact laws.

Political and social system in France before the Revolution.

Direct vote by citizens on a proposal.

Period under Robespierre marked by mass executions.

Powerful leader during the Reign of Terror.

Strategy of destroying resources to weaken the enemy.

Pledge by the National Assembly to draft a constitution.

Village where Napoleon was definitively defeated in 1815.