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French Revolution
French Revolution vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |