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Chapter 20
Revolutions and Napoleon
Term | Definition |
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estate | a class of people in France |
estate- general | the French governmental body made up of representatives from the three estates |
bastille | a prison in Paris |
French Revolution | the war that the common people fought to achieve freedom |
emigre | a French noble who fled France during the French Revolution |
moderate | one who wants to change things little by little |
radical | one who wants to change things all at once |
Jacobin | a radical leader during the French Revolution |
Reign of Terror | the one- year period in French history when radical leaders put many people to death |
guillotine | a machine used to execute people by chopping off their heads |
legislature | the lawmaking body of government |
executive | the branch of government that enforces laws |
tactic | a plan that helps someone win a game or battle |
neutral | not choosing either side in a war |
exile | to send someone away from his or her own country |
Code of Napoleon | a code of law Napoleon passed that made all men equal in France |