French Revolution Vocabulary

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Political and social system in France before the French Revolution?

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Old Regime

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One of the three social classes in France before the French Revolution.

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estates

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Assembly of representatives from all three estates in France?

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Estates General

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French congress with power to create laws and declare war established by the Constitution of 1791.

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Legislative Assembly

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French congress by Third Estate reps on June 17, 1789, for laws and reforms.

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National Assembly

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Pledge by France’s National Assembly members in 1789 to meet until a new constitution was drawn up.

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Tennis Court Oath

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Wave of panic in France post-Bastille storming, 1789.

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Great Fear

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Period from mid-1793 to mid-1794 when Robespierre ruled France and many were executed.

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Reign of Terror

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Radical group of Parisian wage-earners and small shopkeepers seeking a greater voice in government, lower prices, and an end to food shortages during the French Revolution.

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sans-culottes

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People who left their country for political reasons during the French Revolution.

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emigres