clergy; top group in society

made up of the nobility; top jobs in government; hated absolutism.

98% of the population; peasants, bankers, lawyers, merchants, etc.

using money you do not have

absolute monarch at the start of the French Revolution

legislative body consisting of representatives of three estates that came together to discuss issues before making any decisions

famous agreement made by the Third Estate after the First and Second Estate refused to show up to meet the Estates General and they were locked out by Louis XVI

national holiday for France; date of the storming of the Bastille

grim medieval fortress used as a prison or a place to hold weapons; symbol of the French Revolution

having power through force

rumors were heard all over the country with tales of attacks on villages and towns and nobles' homes; led to fleeing of nobles from country

modeled after the Declaration of Independence; gave natural rights to people; major document of the French Revolution

storming of women on Versailles asking for Bread

Queen during the French Revolution; aka Madame Deficit

attempt by the King and Queen try to flee the country to Austria to get away from the Revolution

French ruling body which took office in 1791; made up of the sans-culottes; wanted to end the monarchy and create a republic

working class men and women; wore long pants

supported the sans-culottes and the legislative assembly

would do anything necessary to protect the Revolution and achieve its goals

lead by Danton and later Robespierre; conducted the Reign of Terror

leader of the Committee of Public Safety; known as "the incorruptible"; Reign of Terror Leader

fast-falling blade developed as a "democratic" form of carrying out a death sentence

popular military hero would who go on to rule France and take over much of Europe

pride in one's country

Napoleon's title taken when he was apart of the Consulate

popular vote by ballot

code of laws created by Napoleon; embodied Enlightenment principles like equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration and the abolition of feudalism

series of conflicts where Napoleon battled the combined forces of the greatest European powers to try and take over European land

incorporated or adding of new land

where British Admiral Horatio Nelson smashed the French and Spanish fleet off the cost of Spain

blockade designed by Napoleon to hurt Britain economically by closing European ports to British goods; ultimately unsuccessful

shutting off ports to not let supplies or people in/out

hit and run raids used by the Spanish against the French

first place of Napoleon's exile (where he escaped from!)

Interim King after Napoleon ruled, very unpopular

Napoleon's first wife and Empress. Divorced after she couldn't provide him a son

battle where Napoleon was finally defeated

place where Diplomats met to create lasting peace by establishing a balance of power and protecting the system of monarchy

leader of the Congress of Vienna from Austria and most influential

restoring hereditary monarchies that the French Revolution or Napoleon had unseated