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GH FrenchRevol
Nagle Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Bastille | a fortress and military prison in Paris |
Great Fear | A time of panic at the start of the French Revolution |
Jacobins | A group in the government who wanted extreme change |
Guillotine | A machine used to behead people |
Old Regime | "Old Rule," a period of time before the French Revolution began |
Reign of Terror | The most harsh, violent stage of the French Revolution |
Maximilien Robespierre | Leader of the Jacobins |
King Louis XVI (16th) | Absolute monarch of France up to the French Revolution |
Directory | A less extreme government that came after the Reign of Terror |
Napoleon Bonaparte | French Emperor who seized power in 1799 |
Coup d'etat | Sudden takeover of a government |
Blockade | Cutting off of trade with another country |
Continental System | Napoleon's plan to cut off trade with Britain |
Napoleonic Code | Napoleon's set of laws |
Estate | a social class in France, before the French Revolution |
revolution | A significant change from the past |
revolt | To fight against government or authority |
rebel | The process of fighting against one’s government |
tyranny | A single ruler who rules absolutely in a cruel way |
Abuse of power | Misuse of one’s power, especially government figures |
inequality | Unequal; unfair |
tradition | Something passed down from generation to generation |
citizen | A resident of a town, or city |
discontent | A lack of satisfaction |
taxation | Requiring people to pay the government |
commoner | A regular, lower-class person |