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French Revolution
Vocabulary on the French Revolution for theDBQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Old Regime | the system of feudalism left over from the Middle Ages |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd Estates | three large, general social classes |
| Bourgeoisie | merchants and artisans in the Third Estate |
| Estates General | an assembly of representative from all three estates |
| Tricolor Ribbon | something worn by women of the French Revolution |
| Fall of Bastille | the people overtook this prison; symbol of revolution |
| Tennis Court Oath | a pledge made by Third Estate delegates to make a constitution |
| National Assembly | a legislative body made of Third Estates delegates |
| Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizens | a statement of revolutionary ideals |
| Emigre | nobles and others who fled France and hoped to restore the Old Regime |
| National Convention | the new governing body in September 1791 |
| Reign of Terror | the period of rule under Robespierre |
| Jacobins | extreme left wing political club |
| Committee of Public Safety | a committee headed by Robespierre during his reign |
| The Directory | an executive body of five men |
| Despot | an absolute monarch basically |
| Constitutional Monarchy | a monarchy that included a legislative body to limit the monarch’s power |
| Napoleonic Code | his comprehensive system of laws |
| Concordat of 1801 | an agreement between the Pope and Napoleon |
| Legislative Assembly | an assembly created in 1791, that could create laws |
| Nationalism | love for one’s own country |
| Continental System | a foreign policy created by Napoleon to isolate Britain |
| Republic | a political system in which the power lies in a boyd of citizens |
| Lycee | government-run public schools |
| Battle of Waterloo | the battle that was Napoleon’s last bid for power |
| Guerrilla Warfare | a type of fighting that involved hit-and-run tactics |
| “I am no ordinary man.” | a statement made by Napoleon when made First Consul |
| Louis XVI | the French king who ruled during the French Revolution |
| Marie Antoinette of Austria | Louis XVI’s extravagant wife |
| Robert Turgot | a French economist and statesman |
| Maximilien Robespierre | a leading radical who reigned in his Reign of Terror |
| Georges Danton | another leading radical speaker who joined the Jacobins and |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | a brilliant general who became emperor of France |
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