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French Revolution
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bourgeoisie | Wealthy members of the 3rd Estate seeking political power |
| Reign of Terror | Period from 1793-1794 where 40,000 people were executed for being against the revolution |
| Robespierre | leader of the Reign of terror |
| 1st Estate | Clergy members who paid little taxes |
| Bastille | Stone prison attacked on 7/14/1789 to access weapons |
| Louis XVI | French king at the start of the revolution |
| marie Antoinette | French queen originally from Austria (nickname was Madame Deficit) |