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7-3.1
The French Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| estate system | social classes |
| Estates-General | an assembly made up of representatives from all three estates |
| National Assembly | a gov't consisting of delegates from the Third Estate |
| Revolution | an uprising to overthrow a gov't and replace it with a new one |
| Bastille | French prison |
| National Convention | new gov't set up in France |
| Committee of Public Safety | led by Robespierre |
| Jacobins | radical revolutionary group |
| Directory | 5 person council that ran the gov't after Robespierre was executed |
| Coup d'etat | swift seizure, or take over, of gov't by Napoleon |
| Tennis Court Oath | an agreement of the people not to leave until a constitution was made |
| Robespierre | the leader of the Committee of Public Safety |
| Reign of Terror | mass execution of thousands by the guillotine |
| Napoleonic Code | a uniform system of laws |