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French_Revolution
Facts about the French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are human rights? | Basic rights given to all people. |
| Who are the American patriots? | People who favored independence from Great Britain. |
| What is the tyranny? | Unjust use of power. |
| What is a estate? | Social classes. |
| What is a aristocracy? | Nobles. |
| What is bourgeoisie? | Middle classes. |
| What is the National Assembly? | A government consisting of delegates from the third estates. |
| What is the declaration of the man and of the citizen? | A paper that said that the government got its power fromthe people not by the king. |
| What are radicles? | People who favor quick and far-reaching changes. |
| What is the reign of terror? | A period in time when a lawyer named Maximilian Robespierre came in charge and killed a lot of people. |
| What is the directory? | Five person council. |
| What is the coup d'état? | A swift seizure of government. |
| What is the nepoleonic code? | Enlightenment ideals. |