The French Revolution

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Before the French Revolution, the 3rd Estate had:

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a high tax burden and little political power.

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In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General primarily to

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raise taxes to pay for growing debt

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Nobility's main income source:

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Taxes from peasants.

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Commoners (bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, urban populace) made up which estate in France?

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the 3rd Estate

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Event with 40,000 guillotine deaths

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The Reign of Terror

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT:

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equal rights for women

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Napoleon's greatest impact:

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the Napoleonic Code

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France's financial crisis contributed to by:

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bad harvests

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Outbreak at the Bastille led to peasant violence in France known as

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the Great Fear

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The Congress of Vienna

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Redrew Europe's map and restored monarchy.