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French Revolution
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Guillotine | a punishment machine for beheading people |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression |
| Estates-General | legislative body in the Netherlands, consisting of an upper and a lower house and meeting at The Hague. |
| First Estate | the clergy, who were people, including priests, who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country |
| Second Estate | consisted of the nobility of France, including members of the royal family, except for the King |
| Third Estate | the French bourgeoisie and working class before the French Revolution. |
| National Assembly | an elected legislature in various countries |
| Tennis Court Oath | an oath never to separate until a written constitution had been established for France |