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History vocab 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Louis XVI | He came to power in 1774-1792. He was executed by the guillotine in 1793 for treason. He spent lavishly and ran up a lot of debt and thought he had divine right to rule. |
| Mary Antoinette | She married King Louis XVI. She was Austrian and was unpopular with the French because of her spending and involvement in court affairs. |
| Old Regime | The social and political system of France were divided into three large social classes of estates. They were 1st, 2nd, and 3rd estate. |
| Estates General | An assembly of representitives from all three estates. |
| Robespierre | He was a Jacobin leader. He started The Reign of Terror. He governed as a dictaror and led The Committee of Public Safty. |
| Reign of Terror | A time when Robespierre tried to wipe out the Old Regime through persecution and violence against citizens and royalty. |
| Olympe de Gouge | A playwright and author who demanded equal rights for women and critized Robespierre and was executed. |
| Bastille | A Paris prison that held political prisoners. The storming of Bastille, July 14, 1789 is celebrated as French independence. |
| Napoleonic Code | unified systm of laws and elimnated many injustices. Limited liberty, promoted order, and Autority over indivual right, for example freedom of speech was taken away. |
| National Assembly | The 3rd estate declared themselves the National Assembly which abolished the monarchy. |
| Tennis Court Oath | The 3rd estate delegates took an oath at the king's tennis court because the king had locked them out. They took an oath to stay and work until a new constitution was made. |
| mertiocracy | A system created by Napoleon in which people earn their position based on ability and not social rank. |
| Great Fear | Early in the reblion peasents feared persecution from the nobles. The peasents stormed or burned the homes of nobles to destroy feudal dues. |
| Emigres | Nobles and people of influence who fled France and hoped to restore the Old Regime. |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | Adopted by the National Assembly, it guaranteed citizens equal justice, freedom of speech, and religion. |
| San-culottes | Parisian workers and shopkeepers who wanted more change from the Revolution. They resorted to intimidation and violence. |
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