Revolutions

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The King of France during the French Revolution. He was the King who was beheaded via the Guillotine.

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Louis XVI

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The Jacobin leader who set out to build a “republic of virtue”, and was later beheaded. Lead the Reign of Terror

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Maximilien Robespierre

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A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate

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National Assembly

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The period when Robespierre ruled France as a dictator and thousands of political figures and citizens were executed

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Reign of Terror

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An assembly of representatives from all three states

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Estates General

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A pledge made by the members of France’s National Assembly in 1789 in which they vow to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution

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Tennis Court Oath

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The estate which included the bourgeoisie as well as professionals, artisans, and peasants

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Third Estate

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What occurred first in history? The National Assembly is created, The Reign of Terror, The Storming of Bastille, Napoleon comes into power

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The National Assembly is created

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What occurred second in history? Options: Napoleon comes into power, The Storming of Bastille, The National Assembly is created, The Reign of Terror

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The Storming of Bastille

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What occurred Third in history? Options: The Storming of Bastille, Napoleon comes into power, The National Assembly is created, The Reign of Terror

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The Storming of Bastille