click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
French Revolution...
Terms to know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Human rights | Basic rights given to all people |
| American Patriots | People who favored independence from Great Britain |
| Tyranny | The unjust use of power by the French monarchy |
| Estates | Social classes |
| Aristocracy | Nobles made a up of the second estate |
| Bourgeoisie | Middle class |
| National Assembly | A government consisting of delegates from the third estate |
| Declaration of the rights of man and of the citizens | |
| Radicals | People who favor quick and far reaching changes |
| Reign of terror | |
| Directory | To run the government |
| Coup d'état | Swift seizure of government |
| Napoleonic code | Enlightenment ideals |