The French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars

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What was not a cause of the French Revolution? Options: The unfair Estate system, Budget Crisis, Poor Harvest, The rise of Napoleon

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The rise of Napoleon

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Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

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1st Estate

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Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

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2nd Estate

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Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

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3rd Estate

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This system was based on social classes. The people with the most money did not have to pay taxes. The Third Estate had to pay all the taxes.

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Estate System

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The leader of the Reign of Terror. He and the Jacobins started the Reign of Terror.

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Robespierre

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Monarch of France during the French Revolution. He was beheaded and charged with treason for trying to flee France.

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King Louis XVI

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A political prison, symbol of the king's tyranny, and its storming started the French Revolution.

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The Bastille

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The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

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Guillotine

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Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

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Tennis Court Oath