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French Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Guillotine | Device for beheading. |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | Rights, liberty, equality, fraternity, citizenship. |
| Estates-General | Assembly of France's social classes. |
| First Estate | Clergy (church leaders) of France. |
| Second Estate | Nobility (aristocrats) of France. |
| Third Estate | Common people (peasants, bourgeoisie). |
| National Assembly | Third Estate's revolutionary legislative body. |
| Tennis Court Oath | Vow to write a constitution. |