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French-Revolution
A group of flash cards about THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Question | Answer |
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Human Rights | The basic rights given to all people |
American Patriots | People who favored independence from Great Britain |
Tyranny | The unjust use of power |
Estates | Social classes |
Aristocracy | Nobles, (make up the Second Estate) |
Bourgeoisie | Middle class, (stood on top of the Third Estate) |
National Assembly | A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate, who started to work on a new constitution |
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | It was written by Marquis de Lafayette, with advice from Thomas Jefferson. It states that government got its power from the people and basic freedoms. |
Radicals | People who favor quick far-reaching changes |
Reign of Terror | A time when executions and war was constant, (killed any one disloyal to the revolution that may bring back the monarchy) |
Directory | A five-person counsel |
Coup d' Etat | Swift seizure of the government |
Napoleonic Code | A new legal system based on Enlightenment ideas, (created by Napoleon) |
Estates-General | An assembly made up of representatives from all three estates |
By David Brophy | Answers from Journey Across Time work-book |