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French revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| guillotuine | a machine with a heavy blade for beheading people |
| declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen | a document that articulates the rights of all citizens |
| Estates-General | assembly comprising the clergy of the French nobles |
| first estate | clergy who ran the Catholic church |
| second estate | the nobility of France and the royal family except for the king |
| third estate | contained the commoners |
| national assembly | an elected legislature in various countries |
| tennis court oath | an oath to never separate before a written constitution was established for france |