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"Paris is well worth a mass" The Edict of Nantes said that the people could chose what religion they wanted to practice, but the Huguenots had to live in close areas. He was a politique because he wanted peace more than forcing religion. He was stabbed by a religious zealot.

He turned power over to Richelieu. The French Academy was an attempt to standardize the languages of France. He controlled the nobles by tearing down their castles and took away fun lifestyle. He hated the Hapsburgs, so he supported the Protestant side in the Thirty Years War. He took away the fortifications of the Huguenot cities.

Richelieu sends the French troops, so the Hapsburgs could be defeated. "By this time is over, France is the strongest country in Europe"

"I am the State" He was bad at economics because he built Versailles and entered a lot of wars and had many Nobles of the Robe, he was strictly Catholic, he made the nobles live at Versailles, he forced the Huguenots to convert and revoked the Edict of Nantes

This was when Carlos II of Spain willed his throne to Phillip of Anjou, who was Louis XIV's nephew. If this would happen then France and Spain would be united, and the rest of Europe did not want that. This was resolved by the Treaty of Utrecht. The Grand Alliance won.

Madame du Pompedor. Art style was Rococo.

Austria versus Prussia on the continent fighting over territory. Off the continent is was Austria's allies (Russia and France) versus Prussia's allies (Britain). Britain wins. Treaty of Paris (1763) no major changes in Europe. Off continent Britain gets all of France's colonies in North America.

Spirit of Laws was published this year. He believed in separation of powers.

Published Candide this year. He believed in freedom of speech and hated the Catholic Church.

He published Social contract this year. He believed that government should follow the General Will of the people. Emile was published in 1762 and he believed that children should be cared for and loved and should learn by experience and not teaching. He was considered counter Enlightenment because he believed in emotions and nature.

He was wishy washy and indecisive. His wife was Marie Antoinette. She spent money like crazy and she served as the epitome of everything wrong with the upper class, "Madame Deficit". He was beheaded and the charges were treason.

France helped because they were very bitter against Britain and wanted to see them lose. It was because of the support of France that the colonies won the Revolution.

Abee Sieyes wrote a pamphlet saying that the third estate should control politics and attacked the privileges of the nobility and the clergy. Assignats were the money issued during the French Revolution. Civil Constitution of the Clergy subordinated the Catholic Church in France to the government, this was the biggest mistake of the Revolution because a lot of people stopped following because they were devout Catholics. The Constitution of 1791 declared that the France was now a constitutional monarchy.

National Convention and the Committee of Public Safety was headed by Robespierre.National Convention declared France a republic. The Reign of Terror was the height of the beheading in the Revolution. Thermidorian reaction was when people began to turn against Robespierre and his government.

The Directory was set up after the Revolution had collapsed. They were bad but offered some stability.

The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII that solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church in France and brought back its civil status. The Napoleonic Code was an enlightened code because it offered equal tax for everyone, brought back primogeniture in a way, helped the peasant class. The Continental System was a ban on exports and imports from Britain and it was aimed against Britain. Napoleon's Empire was France Proper, Dependent states, and Allies. http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~lcall/111/napoleon_empire_1812.jpg The Peninsular War occurred when Napoleon invaded Spain and tried to force the Continental System on them and he was attacked by guerilla fighters. Russia disobeyed him and he marched into Russia in the midst of winter and the Russians just burned everything so the French soliders were forced to retreat. The Hundred Days is when Napoleon returns for 100 days after he has been banished to Elba. Waterloo is Napoleon's ultimate defeat.

He was Louis XVI's youngest brother. The Charter of 1814 helped the people a lot because it kept the Napoleonic Code and religious agreements and added the Chamber of Deputies.

The 3 goals of the Congress of Vienna is the balance of power, preventing political revolutions, and placing boundaries to contain France. Talleyrand was France's representative. France was treated fairly well.

Extremely conservative. The July Ordinances dissolved the Chamber of Deputies, decreased the number of voters, and controlled the press. The people reacted with the July Revolution and erected barricades throughout Paris in opposition.

called the Citizen King and his reign called the July Monarchy or Orlean Monarchy. He dressed as a regular citizen would and reduced property qualifications to voters, reduced censorship, and made the flag the tri color flag. But he ignored the demands of the urban workers and cause the February Rebellion

It was against Charles X. The people of Paris revolted by erecting barricades throughout the streets.

They had a republic, a unicameral legislature was elected. All males could vote. The President was Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, would later become Napoleon III. Heavily influenced by Socialism.

It was against Louis Philipe and his prime minister Giuizot who outlawed public banquets. A provisional coalition government took over.

Louis Blanc was a Utopin Socialist and he wanted national workshops. It didnt work out because the government had no money to fund this.

They were rioting against the provisional government because the national workshops had to close due to no available funds. A Republic took over.