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8106055553The French Revolution causes1789-1799, spread of enlightenment Inequality in social classes Unfair tax system Bankrupt government0
8106055554The 3 estatesElections where held in France to select delegates And each group had a right to vote which 3rd thought unfair and eventually the 3rd left meeting to protest1
8106055555Estates GeneralA government body where all three estates were represented2
8106055556National Assembly3rd estate declaration that it was the only true govt. in france3
8106055557Tennis Court OathPromise to write a new constitution for France4
8106055558The BastilleA prison in France, became a symbol of the French Revolution where people stormed and fighting broke out all over Europe5
8106055559The declaration of the rights of menWritten in August 1789 abolished the privileges of the 1st and 2nd estate, men have natural rights and all male citizens are equal under law6
8106055560Constitution of 1791written by the National Assembly which set up frances new govt: a limited monarchy, Louie the XVI would reign7
8106055561UnicameralOne-house legislature8
8106055562Limited Monarchya monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution, frances new government9
8106055563regicideExecution of king and queen, Louis the XVI and wife because many didn't trust the king because he began as a divine right ruler10
8106055564DirectoryWhat the Power shifted back to a after the government created the committee of public safety11
8106055565Coup d'etatA sudden overthrow of the government by a small group that contained Napoleon Bonaparte12
8106055566Continental SystemNapoleon tried a European self sufficiency to defeat England but failed13
8106055567Napoleonic Codelaw code that embodied Enlightenment ideas, promoted social equality, religious toleration and trial by jury14
8106055568NationalismPeople in conquered territories looked at Napoleon and his army as foreign oppressors, people in Europe revolted against French rules15
8106055569Scorched Earth PolicyBurning crops and villages as they retreated , left French troops hungry and cold16
8106055570Battle at WaterlooNapoleon is defeated by the British and Prussians for the final time17
8106055571Louis XIVking of France from 1643 to 171518
81060555723rd estatecommoners19
8106055573Jacobin PartyRadicals who wanted political change, social change, and cultural change20
8106055574Maximilien RobespierreLeader of the Jacobins21
8106055575Committee of Public SafetyThis was the group that carried out the Reign of Terror to save revolution from invasion22
8106055576Napoleon BonaparteFrench general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)23

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