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French Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Louis XIV | "The Sun King", absolute monarch whose motto was "L'etat, cest moi" (I am the state) |
| Third Estate | Commoners (98% of the population) - paid all the taxes |
| Palace of Versailles | French king's residence that took 27 years to build, 20,000 acres of gardens, its construction left France in debt |
| Bourgeoisie | Educated middle-class merchants and lawyers, but who lacked political rights before the revolution |
| Enlightenment | 18th century philosophical movement that stressed power of human reason (thinking for one's self) |
| Louis XVI | Last king of France before the revolution; failed to fix France's problems; executed for treason |
| Marie Antoinette | Last queen of France; showed more concern for her clothes than French people starving |
| Estates General | Assembly of all three "estates" in 1789, meant to raise money but angered the third estate |
| Tennis Court Oath | Pledge taken by the Third Estate (and a few others) to write a new constitution for France |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man | Document of the French Revolution, affirming equal rights for all men (except slaves and women) |
| Storming of the Bastille | July 14, 1789 - assault on a prison/armory (symbolic start of the Revolution) |
| Great Fear | Peasant revolt against the nobility; upset over hunger and rumors of a coming attack by the nobles |
| March on Versailles | 7,000 women marched demanding bread & forced the king and queen to return to Paris |
| Directory | The Constitution of 1795 created this 5-person executive branch; overthrown by Napoleon |
| Second State | Nobility (1.5% of the population) - paid no taxes |
| Constitution of 1791 | This early document established a constitutional monarchy in France with Louis XVI at its head |
| America Revolution | This rebellion against the British king inspired the French to question their own monarchy |
| Jacobins | Radical activist club in the French Revolution & sponsors of the Reign of Terror |
| Reign of Terror/Radical Republic | Period of violence between June 1793-July 1794; mass executions of "enemies of revolution" |
| Maximilian Robespierre | "The Incorruptible" - leader of the French Revolution during the Reign of Terror |
| Guillotine | Device to carry out executions by decapitation ("off with their heads!") |
| Napoleon | Corsican-born military leader, emperor of France, conqueror of Western Europe |
| Lycees | Public schools opened by Napoleon - based on students' merit, not their wealth |
| Napoleonic Code | Influential 1804 document that clearly stated the equal laws of France; provided freedom of religion |
| Battle of Waterloo | Napoleon's final defeat ended his time as emperor and led to his exile on Saint Helena |
| First State | Clergy/priests (0.5% of the population) - paid no taxes |
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