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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| guillotine | execute (someone) by guillotine |
| Declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen | these rights are liberty property security and the resistance to oppression. The source of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation.Nobody ,no individual can exercise authority that does not expressly proceed from the latter |
| Estates-general | the legislative body in France until 1789 representing the three estates of the realm (l.e the clergy the nobility and the commons.) |
| First-Estate | The First estate was the clergy who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country |
| second estate | the second estate consisted of the nobility of France including members of the second estate did not have to pay any taxes. |
| third estate | the french bourgie and working class before the french revolution. |
| national assembly | the elected legislature in France during the first part of the french revolution 1789-91 |
| tennis court oath | the oath signified for the first time that french citizens formally stood in opposition to Louis XVI. |