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french Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Guillotine | a machine for cutting off a person's head by means of a heavy blade sliding in two upright grooved posts |
| . Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | document, issued by the National Assembly on August 26, 1789, that granted sovereignty to all French peopl |
| Estates-General | clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country. |
| . First Estate | s the clergy, who were people, including priests, who ran both the Catholic church |
| Second Estate | consisted of the nobility of France, including members of the royal family, except for the King. |
| Third Estate | made up of everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie – the wealthy business class. |
| National Assembly | : an assembly composed of the representatives of a nation and usually constituting a legislative body or a constituent assembly. |
| Tennis Court Oath | the National Assembly swore not to stop meeting until France had a constitution |