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French Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Guillotine | Machine with heavy blade sliding vertically |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | A expression of universal human rights and the rights that are true at all times |
| Estates-General | the 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 |
| Second Estate | The Second Estate consisted of the nobility of France, including members of the royal family |
| Third Estate | The Second Estate consisted of the nobility of France, including members of the royal family |
| National Assembly | The assembly took over Church lands and declared that Church officials and priests were to be elected |