The French Revolution and Napoleon

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How was French society divided before the French Revolution?

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Into three estates

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What movement influenced both the bourgeoisie and the nobles before the French Revolution?

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Enlightenment

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After being locked out of their meeting place by anti-revolutionaries, the revolutionary group, known as the National Assembly, met to write

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The Tennis Court Oath

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Two basic liberties included in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen were: freedom of speech and freedom of the press, equal rights for women and freedom for slaves, privacy and exemption from taxes, privileges for the nobles and lands granted to the clergy.

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freedom of speech and freedom of the press

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What philosophical movement influenced the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

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The Enlightenment

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During the French Revolution, who ordered the execution of King Louis XVI?

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The National Assembly

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How was King Louis XVI executed?

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Guillotine

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What was the Reign of Terror?

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A set of harsh policies put into place to persecute counter-revolutionaries.

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Violence during the Reign of Terror was primarily directed towards

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The French

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What institution did French revolutionaries try to eliminate from public life in the more radical period of the French Revolution?

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The Catholic Church