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French Revolution
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| QUESTION | ANSWER |
|---|---|
| ESTATES | PEOPLE OF FRANCE WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE LARGE SOCIAL CLASSES, OR ESTATES |
| KING LOUIS XVI | EXTRAVAGANT SPENDING |
| MARIE ANTOINETTE | QUEEN,EXTRAVAGANT SPENDING |
| ESTATES-GENERAL | AN ASSEMBLY OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL THREE ESTATES-TO APPROVE THIS NEW TAX |
| NATIONAL ASSEMBLY | THIRD ESTATE DELEGATES NAME THEMSELVES THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AND PASS LAWS AND REFORMS IN THE NAME OF FRENCH PEOPLE |
| TENNIS COURT OATH | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOUND THEMSELVES LOCKED OUT OF THEIR MEETING ROOM. BROKE DOWN DOOR TO AN INDOOR TENNIS COURT, PLEDGING THEY'D STAY UNTIL THEY HAD DRAWN UP A NEW CONSTITUTION |
| GREAT FEAR | A WAVE OF SENSELESS PANIC CALLED THE GREAT FEAR ROLLED THROUGH FRANCE |
| OLD REGIME | SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEM OF FRANCE |