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Lh French revolution
7-3. 2
Question | Answer |
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Coup d'état | Swift seizure of govt. |
Directory | Five person council |
Radicals | People who favor quick and far-reaching changes |
Estates | Social classes |
Aristocracy | Nobles |
Bourgeoisie | Middle class |
Estates-General | An assembly made up of representatives from all three social classes (estates) |
Tyranny | The unjust use of power |
Reign of Terror | A time when some 40,000 people, including Marie Antoinette, died |
National Assembly | A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate |
The Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen | Said that government got its power from the people, not the king. It also stated basic freedoms. |
Human rights | The basic rights given to all people |
American patriots | People who favored freedom from Great Britain |
Napoleonic Code | A new legal system based on Enlightenment ideals |