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French Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st Estate | Made up of the clergy in France. Less than 1% of the population |
| 2nd Estate | Made up of the nobility in France. About 1% of the population. |
| 3rd Estate | Made up of peasants and working class people in France. About 97% of the population |
| Bourgeoisie | The Middle Class |
| Deficit Spending | Situation in which a gov't spends more money than it takes in |
| Louis XVI | King of France in the late 18th Century |
| Tennis Court Oath | When members of the Third Estate banded together to form a new constitution |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man | Document in France modeled after the Declaration of Independence. Gave rights to the people such as all men are equal |
| Bastille | Medieval French prison used as a place to store weapons and gun powder |
| Marie Antoinette | Queen of France. Did NOT say "Let them eat cake" |
| Republic | System of gov't in which officials are chosen by the people |
| San-culottes | Working class men and women. "Without knee britches" |
| Jacobins | Middle class lawyers or intellectual people |
| Guillotine | Engine of terror during the French Revolution |
| Committee of Public Safety | 12 member group that had almost absolute power in France during the French Revolution |
| Maximilien Robespierre | Lawyer and leader of the Committee of Public Safety. Also leader of the Reign of Terror. |
| Reign of Terror | Lasted from July 1793 to July 1794 in which 40,000 people died if they did not agree with the Revolution. |
| The Directory | Five man group that ruled France from 1795-1799. |
| Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country. |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | French general and ruler of France from 1799-1814. |
| Annex | Add a territory to an existing country |
| Napoleonic Code | A series of laws that was among Napoleon's most lasting reforms |
| Abdication | Stepped down from power |
| Battle of Waterloo | Battle in which the British defeated France and caused Napoleon to lose power |
| Congress of Vienna | A group of Europeans who met to create a lasting peace by establishing a balance of power and protecting the system of monarchy. |
| Elba | Island off of Italy where Napoleon was exiled after he lost power the first time. |
| St. Helena | Island in the South Atlantic where Napoleon was exiled after he lost power the second time. |
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