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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Estates general | the clergy, (first estate) the nobles (second Estate) and the towns people (third Estate) |
| National assembly | the third Estate claimed the right have its votes count as those of the first and second Estates |
| Louis XVI | the opposition of these elites to the old order led them to take drastic action against the absolute monarch. |
| The Bastille | where Louis XVI prepared force against the third Estate |
| Maximilian Robespierre | Dominated by Georges Danton then, by the radical Jacobin. |
| Reign of Terror | to defend France from domestic threats, the committee adopted policies that became known |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Brought stability to France and established a single law code |
| Napoleonic Code | Law code recognized the equality of all of the citizens before the law. |