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Stack #109639
| TERM | INFO |
|---|---|
| Second Continental Congress | A body of representatives appointed by the 13 British colonies that met from 1775, to 1781. Created the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation |
| Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution in 1789 guaranteeing freedom and certain [natural] rights |
| Nobility of the Robe | French nobles who achieved their status via office holding, and could therefore be “de-robed” |
| Nobility of the Sword | French nobles who were descendents of medieval nobility |
| Segur Law | 1778 – Tried to limit the sale of military officerships to 4th generation nobles, which therefore excluded newly enrolled nobility members |
| Taille | A general tax on all property. Clergy and nobility were exempt from this |
| Bourgeoisie | Mainly composed of the merchants, industrialists, and bankers who controlled the resources of trade, manufacturing, and finance and benefited from the economic prosperity after 1730 |
| Parlements | 13 law courts that often frustrated efforts of reform by blocking royal edicts. They were also the defenders of “liberty” against monarchial power, and often blocked new taxes |
| National Assembly | Created by the 3rd Estate, vowed to create a new constitution – 1st step in French Revolution |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man | defined a set of individual rights and collective rights of all of the estates as one |
| Committee of Public Safety (COPS) | Headed by Georges Danton to stop counterrevolution and win the war via national mobilization. |
| Thermidorean Reaction | Revolt against the Reign of Terror – ended the radical phase of the revolution - COPS was shut down, and churches reopened |
| Code Napoleon | 1 of 7 new law codes which advocated equality of all citizens before the law, no serfdom, religious tolerance, and free job choice |
| St. Helena | Napoleon Bonaparte’s location of exile and death |
| Articles of Confederation | Scrapped at Philadelphia in 1787 |
| Lafayette | Fought with Americans to “strike a blow against England” |
| Bastille | Prison in France conquered by Parisian crowds, saving the Revolution. 1st a symbol of oppression and later of freedom |
| Jacobins | Radical deputies in the French National Assembly |
| Girondins | Provincials who protected the life of Louis XVI |
| Temple of Reason | Revolutionary name for the Notre Dame Cathedral – religion worshiping reason |
| Toussaint | Leader of the Haitian Revolution |
| Thermidor | The month in which the French Revolution took a conservative turn |
| Concordat | Demonstrated Napoleon’s pragmatic policy toward religion |
| Trafalgar | Site of naval battle that led Napoleon to adopt the Continental System |
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