Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was

based on ability only, not rank or birth.

According to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy,

bishops and priests were to be elected by the people.

Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because

thousands of armed women captured him and his family.

The term sans-culottes, meaning “without breeches,” implied that the members of this

ordinary patriots without fine clothes.

The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was

a vow to meet until they had produced a French constitution.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed

equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women.

The Russians defeated Napoleon’s superior Grand Army by

retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages

To create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention

pursued a policy of dechristianization

The three major parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire were

the French Empire, the dependent states, the allied states.

The difference between the Girondins and the Mountain was that

the G wanted to keep the king alive, while the M did not

What were the two major reasons that Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed?

the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism

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1
Who seized political power from the Legislative Assembly?
Paris Commune
Marie Antoinette
National Assembly
Henry VIII
2
The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
drain all the canals
restore order to Brussels
defend France from threats
protect the Paris Commune from thieves.
3
Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was
given to those Napoleon favored,
based on height.
based on ability only, not rank or birth.
designed to benefit the nobility .
4
____ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety.
Maximilien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
5
According to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy,
the Church was to be separate from the government.
Methodism replaced Catholicism as the state religion
bishops and priests were to be elected by the people.
the Church was to take over the Legislative Assembly
6
Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because
it was the only way he would remain mayor of Paris.
the army turned against him and threatened to execute him.
thousands of armed women captured him and his family.
his attempt to escape to Poland had failed
7
The term sans-culottes, meaning “without breeches,” implied that the members of this
women, because they wore skirts.
very poor and could not afford pants.
ordinary patriots without fine clothes.
pacifists who did not use guns.
8
The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was
an oath of loyalty to Jean Valjean
a promise to destroy all of the nation’s tennis bracelets.
a vow to meet until they had produced a French constitution.
a promise to execute all members of the clergy
9
Napoleon’s coup d’état overthrew the ____ to establish his consulate.
British Government
city mayor
Directory
Legislative Assembly
10
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed
equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women.
an end to the National police force.
an end to the monarchy and the National Assembly.
equal rights for all citizens. including women.
11
The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at
the Black Forest in Germany.
Moscow in Russia.
Waterloo in Belgium.
Annecy in France.
12
The Russians defeated Napoleon’s superior Grand Army by
retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages
waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter.
making an alliance with Egypt
splitting their forces in half and attacking from two sides.
13
To create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention
pursued a policy of dechristianization
ordered the building of new libraries and universities
drafted yet another Constitution
declared national holidays celebrating great French cuisine.
14
In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by
the bitter Russian winter.
the Duke of Wellington.
a combined French and Swiss army.
the superior British navy.
15
The three major parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire were
France, Morocco, and Algeria.
Austria, Prussia, and Serbia.
the First Estate, the Second Estate, and the Third Estate.
the French Empire, the dependent states, the allied states.
16
Which of France’s estates was NOT exempt from the taille?
the Third Estate (commoners)
the Fourth Estate (middle class)
the Second Estate (nobility)
the First Estate (clergy)
17
The difference between the Girondins and the Mountain was that
the G were elected , while the M seized power by force.
the G were radicals Amsterdam, while the M were German.
the G wanted to keep the king alive, while the M did not
the G were members of the Tennis Court, while the M was not.
18
The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was
the Civil Code.
the Merchant Code.
the Food Code.
the Religious Code.
19
Under the Constitution of 1791, the ____ would make the laws.
National Assembly
Legislative Assembly
king
House of Commons
20
What were the two major reasons that Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed?
Napoleon’s greed and laziness within his bureaucracy
the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism
France’s weak economy and the drain of Napoleon’s many wars
the resentment of the clergy and the accountants

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