The French Revolution and Napoleon Quiz

Napoleon Bonaparte's birth = 1769 Formation of the National Assembly = 1789 Louis XVI's attempt to flee Paris = 1791 Seizure of the royal fortress of Bastille = 1789

Corsica = Birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte Brienne, Champagne = Location of Napoleon's military school Valence = Where Napoleon was appointed second lieutenant of the artillery Versailles = Site of the summoning of representatives by Louis XVI

Catastrophic economic situation in France = Due to the Seven Years War and the American Revolutionary War Emptying of the country's coffers = Result of the Seven Years War and the American Revolutionary War Struggle with financial difficulties = Situation faced by Louis XVI Formation of the National Assembly = In response to the country's financial crisis

Vote for ending feudal privileges = Result of the revolutionaries' actions Adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen = Outcome of the revolutionaries' vote Forcible relocation of King Louis XVI to Paris = Result of the seizure of power by the Third Estate officials Stopping of Louis XVI's attempted escape = Outcome of the family's journey to a royalist stronghold

Napoleon crosses the Great St Bernard Pass and wins a battle against the Austrians = Leads to a peace treaty signed by all European powers Napoleon sells Louisiana to the United States to finance future wars = Prevents the territory from falling into the hands of the British Napoleon becomes the emperor and crowns himself and his wife Josephine in Notre Dame de Paris = Implements a more authoritarian regime Napoleon makes Spain go to war against the United Kingdom = Needs its military fleet

Napoleon reforms the administration, economy, and education = Reform of the country Napoleon begins writing the Civil Code and completely restructures the country's army = Legal and military reforms Napoleon sustains the new French model by creating an empire = Hoping that the revolutionary values remain strong Napoleon implements a more authoritarian regime = From a military standpoint

The UK decides to focus on diplomatic efforts to rally other powers = Cannot afford to attack France on its territory Napoleon tries to sustain the new French model by creating an empire = Hoping that the revolutionary values remain strong Napoleon, aware of the situation, sells Louisiana to the United States to finance future wars = Prevent the territory from falling into the hands of the British War resumes, but the UK cannot afford to attack France on its territory = Instead decides to focus on diplomatic efforts to rally other powers

Napoleon makes Spain go to war against the United Kingdom = Needs its military fleet Napoleon brings together enough armies along the Channel and is ready to invade the United Kingdom = Ready to invade the United Kingdom Napoleon narrowly escaped an attack and knows his life is in danger = Tries to sustain the new French model by creating an empire Napoleon takes advantage of peacetime to reform the country = Reforms the administration, economy, and education

Arrest of Louis XVI = European monarchies fear the spread of revolutionary ideas Execution of Louis XVI = Further angering European monarchies and strengthening the coalition Napoleon's victory in Toulon = Earning a promotion Napoleon's invasion of Egypt = Facing setbacks as the British destroy his fleet and create a second anti-French coalition

Prussia and Austria form a coalition = Leading to war with the poorly equipped French armies Napoleon's return to Paris = Tasked with invading Britain but suggests attacking Egypt to threaten British control of India Clashes between royalist and counter-revolutionary forces = Causing civil wars within France Napoleon negotiates a peace treaty with Austria = Annexing the Austrian Netherlands and pushing boundaries to the Rhine

Revolutionary panic leads to the execution of opponents = An unexpected French victory pushes the coalition back, and the Republic is proclaimed Napoleon motivates his poorly equipped and unpaid army = Promising them the riches of northern Italy Napoleon's strategic maneuvering leads to victories in Italy = Against the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Austrian army Napoleon is briefly overthrown in a coup in Paris = But regains favor by quelling a royalist revolt and is given command of the French army of Italy