The French Revolution and Napoleon
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- Q1
What was the Continental System
Napoleon's plan to annex the German Confederation
Louis XVI's plan to tax the 2nd Estate
Napoleon's attempt to blockade Britain from Europe
How European's prefer to eat breakfast
30s - Q2
Where does Napoleon spend the last six years of his life?
Catching rays in the Bahamas
As the emperor of France after a third comeback
In a Russian prison camp called a gulag
St. Helena Island
30s - Q3
Which revolutionary document guaranteed rights and freedoms for the French?
The Treaty of Westphalia
The Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Rights of man and citizen
30s - Q4
What happened at Waterloo?
Phish began their summer concert tour
Napoleon lost his final battle to the British and Prussians
Napoleon beat a combined Russian/Prussian army
Marie Antoinette was kidnapped by the Jacobins
30s - Q5
Which three groups made up the Third Estate in France?
Radicals, Conservatives, Moderates
Bourgeoisie, Laborers, Peasants
Avengers, Justice League, Suicide Squad
Liberals, Radicals, Proletariat
30s - Q6
What was the Concert of Europe?
Robespierre's idea for a new type of government in France
Napoleon's agreement with the Roman Catholic Church
Louis XVI's attempt to stop the Third Estate from meeting on the tennis courts
Alliance created by Metternich where European nations agreed to come to each others aid if a rebellion or revolution breaks out
30s - Q7
How does Napoleon seize power in France in 1799?
By taking the crown from the pope and crowning himself emperor
Defeating Louis XVI's army at the Battle of Waterloo and deposing the king
Asking the Directory very nicely if they would mind him leading the government
Through conducting a Coup d 'etat that overthrew the Directory
30s - Q8
What happens to Napoleon after he abdicates the throne in 1814?
He is exiled to the island of Elba
Robespierre has him tried as a enemy of the Revolution
The British have him tried and imprisoned for crimes against humanity
He steals 1 million Francs and takes a boat to Shanghai
30s - Q9
What was the Congress of Vienna?
The meeting of European leaders who were looking to find a solution to the Great Fear
The meeting of former monarchs of Europe who decided they would found their own country
The 1815 meeting where leaders of Europe discussed ways to bring peace and stability back after Napoleon
The meeting of European leaders who wanted to determine how to divide Africa
30s - Q10
Which of the following was not a legacy of the Congress of Vienna
Britain and Prussia became more powerful
The Congress would lead to establishing more absolute monarchies
Nationalism grew in areas under foreign control
Democracy was seen more as the best type of government
30s - Q11
Who does Napoleon place on the Spanish throne during the Peninsular War?
Mickey Mouse
Louis XVIII
Alexander I
His brother Joseph
30s - Q12
What is scorched earth policy and who used it
The destruction of crops and property to prevent the enemy from using it / Russia
The destruction of crops and property to prevent the enemy from using it / France
The burning of forest floors to clear undergrowth / Austria
The burning of grasslands that naturally occurs in the savanna of Africa
30s - Q13
How does the National Assembly begin to pay off the debts of France in 1789?
Sell off the property of the Roman Catholic Church
Selling raffle tickets for the opportunity to pull the lever on the guillotine
Selling off the property of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Raise taxes on the Third Estate
30s - Q14
What was the cause of the Women's riot of 1789 where 1000's of women marched on Versailles?
They were upset about the taxing of the 2nd Estate
The increasing rise in the price of cosmetics (makeup)
The increasing rise in the price of bread
Marie Antoinette had promised them cake
30s - Q15
Whose weak leadership helped bring about the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
Maximilien Robespierre
Alexander I
30s