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French revolution
revolutions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tennis Court Oath | a pledge by the french people of the 3rd estate |
| National Assembly | a rebel assembly by the 3rd estate people |
| Napoleon | A french emperor, militray commander, shortie |
| Louis XVI | King of france who was later killed by the guillotine |
| Great Fear | Thought of outlaws being hired to kill 3rd estate people, causing 3rd estate people to go on a killing rampage |
| Maire Antoinette | queen of france, died later in life from gullitone, years after her husband |
| Old Regime | Old goverment of french people |
| Estates General | Assembly of the estates by king louis XVI |
| Bourgeoisie | upper-lower class, bakers, weldiers, not homeless |
| treaty of paris | 9/3/1783, 1. set borders of the usa 2. regonized indepance |
| Estate 1 | top people, clegery, relgious, pope 1% |
| Estate 2 | nobles, high people but not highest, high ranking officers, lower religous people, very rich 1% |
| Estate 3 | Poor people, bourgeoisie, cant afford anything, 98% |
| Enlightment influance on french | Helped spark ideas, frameworked the goverment, gave justification |