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French Revolution
Words and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Guillotine | a machine with a heavy blade sliding used for beheading people. |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | advocating for the rights and freedoms of individuals, equality under the law, and the sovereignty of the people. |
| Estates-General | meeting of representatives which helped spark the French Revolution in 1789. |
| First Estate | the clergy, or the religious leaders, in pre-revolutionary France |
| Second Estate | the nobility, or the aristocratic class, in pre-revolutionary France. |
| Third Estate | common people of France, including peasants, city workers, and the bourgeoisie |
| National Assembly | group formed by the Third Estate in 1789, declaring themselves the legitimate government of France. |
| Tennis Court Oath | vow by the Third Estate in 1789 to not disband until they wrote a new constitution for France. |