History of the French Revolution
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| Bourgeoisie | The people of the Third Estate that could own businesses and were leaders of the French Revolution.
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| National Assembly | Was the first breakaway government who created the Declaration of Rights of Man.
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| Legislative Assembly | Was created when the Constitution of 1791 was made.
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| National Convention | After the war with Austria and Prussia a republic was formed and a new government was form also.
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| Constitution of 1791 | This was France's first official constitution that created a Constitutional Monarchy and the Legislative Assembly.
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| Civil Constitution of Clergy | This allowed the Church lands to be sold, yet the peasants didn't want the Church land sold.
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| First Estate | This was made up of Clergy or Parish priests who didn't have to pay taxes and collected tithes.
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| Second Estate | This was made up of Nobles that were granted special privileges and payed for very few taxes.
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| Third Estate | This was made up of peasants and the Bourgeoisie that had to constantly work to pay for most of the taxes.
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| National Assembly Reforms | These included the Declaration of Rights of Man, Constitution of 1791, and Civil Constitution of Clergy.
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| Declaration of Rights of Man | This was influenced by the Enlightenment and was the start of the French Revolution.
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| Enlightenment | This changed the views of how people see the world.
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| Committee of Public Safety | This group led by Robespierre during the Reign of Terror executed 400,000 people who were thought to go against the revolution.
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| The Directroy | This was the government set up by the Constitution of 1795. It contains a Legislative and Executive branch with five Directors. Only men who could read and owned land could vote.
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| Napoleon | He was not from France, he gained his power after the emigres left France through military success and by marrying Josephine which gave him political power.
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| Domestic Polices and Reforms | Which included Napoleonic Code, Concordat of 1801, allowing the emigres to return, and being named First Consul for life.
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| Lycees | The first step to public education.
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| Napoleon's Downfall | Assault on Russia crippled Napoleon's army because the Russian winter and the Russian's tactic of the Scorched Earth Policy.
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| Legacy of the French Revolution | The end of feudalism, change in political boundaries, and the rise of nationalism.
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| Storming the Bastille | This was the siege of an armory because of the fear of foreign guards being brought into the country.
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| Problems of the Old Regime | It was the social and political system before the French Revolution that was a constitutional monarchy but was ruled as a absolute monarchy. It made the Third Estate pay all the taxes and gave nobles more influence in government.
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| Tennis Court Oath | It was the Third Estate that met at a tennis court to write a new constitution and break away from the government.
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| Reign of Terror | The time in which the committee of public safety killed thousands of people who went against the revolution.
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| Scorched Earth Policy | This policy allowed the destruction of the country's own supplies so that the enemies can't use them.
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| Napoleonic Code | Set of laws that was created by Napoleon that changed the French society.
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| Concordat of 1801 | This was an agreement between the Church and the Government. It gave the French government more control by taking the Church's power.
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