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French Revolution
French Revolution vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maximilien Robespierre | A French political leader, led the Reign of Terror; A member of the committee of public safety |
| emigre | Nobles, clergy, and others who fled revolutionary France |
| Napolean Bonaparte | A popular French military hero who rose in power very quickly |
| Jacobin | A radical revolutionary club. |
| Sans-Culotte | Working class men and women who pushed the revolution to become more radical. |
| Faction | A political group |
| Bastille | A fortress. |
| Cahiers | Notebooks listing the grievances of the three estates of France. |
| Estates General | A gathering of representatives |
| Deficit Spending | Spending more money than you take in |
| Jacques Necker | The King’s finance minister |
| Marquis de Lafayette | The Hero of two worlds |
| Marie Antoinette | An Austrian with an extravagant lifestyle. |
| Olympe de Gouges | Demanded equal rights for women |
| Legitimacy | Restoring hereditary rulers |
| abdicate | To step down |
| Annex | Add as part of an empire |
| plebiscite | A popular vote. |
| Guerilla Warfare | Hit and Run tactics |