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French Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Estates General | The representative body of people that was organized according to the French social structure. |
| Ancien Regime | |
| Louis XVI | |
| third estate | |
| first estate | |
| second estate | |
| tennis court oath | |
| national assembly | |
| national convention | |
| reign of terror | |
| Robespierre | |
| Jacobins | |
| Bastille | |
| Committee of Public safety | |
| guillotine | |
| directory | |
| Declarations of the Rights of Man | |
| Napoleon | |
| Enlightenment | |
| American Revolution | |
| Inflation | |
| Napoleonic code | |
| The government when monarchs had absolute power. Last monarch during this period was Louis XVI. | |
| The last ruler of France prior to the Revolution. Neglected the Estates General and lived luxuriously in the Palace of Versailles l. | |
| Comprised of most of the population. Only estate to pay taxes and also conscripted into the military. Always outvoted 2-1 in the Estates General. | |
| Comprised of the clergy and did not have to pay taxes. Had special privileges. | |
| Comprised of the nobles and did not have to pay taxes. Had special privileges and owned 20% of the land. | |
| 3rd estate gets locked out of the Estates General and promises to remain in session at a tennis court until they create a new Constitution. Declare themselves the National Assembly. | |
| Forces Louis to serve as a limited monarch. Write the Declaration of the Rights of man. | |
| After the National Assembly fails, this is the new government. It abolishes monarchy and forms a republican form of government. | |
| Louis XVI gets tried and executed. The Committee of Public safety is created and led by Robespierre. Executed anyone they thought was anti-revolution. | |
| Led the Committee of Public safety. Was a Jacobin. The reign of terror ends after his execution. | |
| The radical group in the French Revolution that dominated the National Convention. | |
| A prison and armory that got stormed by the 3rd estate to defend the Assembly from the King's forces. | |
| Created by the National Convention and led by Robespierre. Purpose was to fight counter-revolutionaries in France. Issued a universal draft to protect France from invasions. | |
| Way of execution used frequently during reign of terror. Named after creator. | |
| Formed after the end of the Republic. Relies on military leadership of Napoleon to defend France. | |
| Written by the National Assembly and serves as a constitution, turning Louis XVI into a limited monarch. | |
| The military general that defended France from invasions. Overthrows the Directory and becomes First Consul of France. Later becomes dictator of France. | |
| Had many thinkers from France that believed in equality, separation of power and separation of church and state. | |
| War funded by France that bankrupts them. Many ideals from this war made their way into France, including the idea of natural rights. | |
| Due to poor harvests, food supplies were running low. Food prices skyrocketed leaving the peasants unable to buy food. | |
| A set of laws created by Napoleon that applied to all members of French society. Ended feudalism and ensured equality under the law and religious freedom. |
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