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french revolution

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What is the name of the 1st estate Clergy
What type of people were in the 1st estate? Members of the Catholic church like bishops and cardinals
What type of people were in the 2nd estate? Rich land owners and government officials
What type of people were in the 3rd estate? Bourgeoisie, workers and peasants.
What is the name of the 2nd estate? Nobility
What is the name of the 3rd estate? Commoners
What were the privileges of the 1st and 2nd estate? Access to high government jobs and no taxes
What did the Bourgeoisie want? To change the general estate
Who. influenced the Declaration of rights of man and citizens? John Locke and Rousseau
What was the purpose of d the Declaration of rights of man and citizens? Liberty, equality and fraternity
What is the Reign of Terror? A period of mass executions of Frances enemies.
Who is in charge of the Reign of Terror? Maximilien Robespierre
Who suffered during the Reign of Terror? People from the poor/middle class. Workers suffered the most.
Who was in charge of the Committee Of Public Safety? Maximilien Robespierre
What was the purpose of the Committee Of Public Safety? To make a Republic Of Virtue (ruled through fear)
What power did the Committee Of Public Safety have? The power of life and death
Who were the victims of Committee Of Public Safety? Citizens of France
What were the problems of Frances economic/tax system? Scarcity of crops, poor leadership and unfair tax system.
What was the cause of the events at Bastille? A rumor that King Louis XVI is going to use his troops to crush the national assembly (Bourgeoisie)
What happened at the Bastille? July 14th 1789, a mob breaks into the prison in Paris to get gun powder/weapons. This event is a symbol of the French Rev.
What's a historical context of the French Rev? American Rev.
Who executed King Charles 1st? English Parliament
French gov timeline? 1789-1791 : Absolute monarchy 1791-1792 : Constitutional/limited monarchy 1792/1794 : Republic government
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