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Semester 1 Terms
Terms from history
Term | Definition |
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First Estate | Clergy |
Third Estate | Commoners |
Bastille | A stone prison had become a hated symbol of oppression to the Parisians. |
Napoleon | Was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. |
Napoleonic Code | Allowed Freedom of religion. |
Declaration of the rights of man | Is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights |
Women's March on Versailles | Was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. |
Suffrage | right to vote |
Reign of terror | Was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution |
Grand Army | Was a fraternal organization composed of veterans |
Hundred Days | |
Bourgeoisie | The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes. |
Copernicus | Was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe. |
Bill of rights | the English constitutional settlement of 1689, confirming the deposition of James II and the accession of William and Mary, guaranteeing the Protestant succession, and laying down the principles of parliamentary supremacy. |
Checks and Balances | |
separation | |
Stamp Act | |
Montesquieu | |
Rousseau | |
locke | |
Hobbes |