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French Revolution
French Revolution Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Louis XIV | known as the Sun King, great example of absolute monarchy in 17th & 18th century Europe, Significant because of Government control- by building the palace at Versailles and holding court there, able to control the policy-making in absolute France |
| Deficit Spending | spending more money then your have |
| The Tennis Court Oath | where people gathered to take an oath (promise) until a written constitution was made |
| The Estates General | the representative assembly of the three estates, the nobility and the clergy were the privileged minorities |
| 1st Estate | clergy |
| 2nd Estate | nobility |
| 3rd Estate | mostly peasants |
| The Bastille | a prison which was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob, the prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the entire French Revolution |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man | |
| Marie Antoinette | |
| The National Assembly | |
| Sans Culottes | |
| Jacobins | |
| Republic | |
| Committee of Public Safety | |
| Maximilien Robespierre | |
| The Reign of Terror | |
| The Law of Suspects | |
| The Guillotine | |
| Declaration of the Rights of Women | |
| Olympe De Gouge |