Estates General - ANSSeparation of classes in pre-revolutionary France
National Assembly - ANSThis governing body wanted a constitutional monarchy in France
Legislative Assembly - ANSThis legislative body ruled France during the First French Republic
Clergy - ANSThey compromised the First Estate
The Declaration of the Rights of Man - ANSThis legal document attempted to give all citizens of
France more Liberty imitating the American Declaration of Independence
Marie Antoinette - ANSI responded to a warning to curve my spending in light of the poverty of
the peasants of France with the phrase "let them eat cake"
Tennis Court Oath - ANSThe July 20,1789 pledge by the third estate proclaimed it the sovereign
power of France while promising to create a constitution
American Revolution - ANSThis earlier foreign Revolution contributed to France's enormous
debt and also inspired liberals to demand more political liberty
Storming of the Bastille - ANSThis violent event in Paris on July 14, 1789, inadvertently saved
the National Assembly. Paris was now lost to the king!
Committee of Public Safety - ANSThis small group, led by Robespierre, oversaw the Reign of
Terror
The National Assembly - ANSThis was the first national government of the French Revolution:
1789-1791.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen - ANSsecurity of property
peasants - ANSwere the greatest number of victims under "The Terror"
seizure of the Bastille - ANSrepresented a successful attack on the tyranny of the Old Regime.
Great Fear - ANSpanic in the countryside that fanned the flames of rebellion.
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen - ANSProclaimed that all male citizens were created
equal
, Committee of Public Safety - ANS12 member group that had absolute power to try and control
the Revolution
Tennis Court Oath - ANSNational Assembly refused to separate until a constitution was created
Directory - ANS5 men and a 2 house legislature elected by male citizens
abdicate - ANSTo give up power
deficit spending - ANSSpending more money than is taken in
bourgeoisie - ANSThe wealthiest members of the Third Estate
Nationalism - ANSA feeling of pride in and intense devotion to, one's country
Reign of Terror - ANSRadical Phase that left many dead
Robespierre - ANSArchitect of the Reign of Terror
Constitution of 1791 - ANSEstablished a new Legislative Assembly
King Louis XVI - ANSBeheaded for treason against the country of France
First Estate - ANSClergy
Second Estate - ANSNobles
Third Estate - ANSPeasants and Middle Class
Causes of French Revolution - ANSRising Bread Prices, debt, war, social class system, unfair
taxes
Estates General - ANSDisbanded when the National Assembly was created
Guillotine - ANSnational razor-used heavily in the Reign of Terror
Louis XVI - ANSWho became King of France in 1774?
Ancien Régime - ANSWhat was the name of the established social system in France before the
revolution?
Palace of Versailles - ANSWhat magnificent royal palace was home to the French monarchy?
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