American and French Revolution Vocabulary

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Revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate when they began to meet on their own

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National Assembly

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95 % of French population; paid all the taxes

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3rd Estate

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Formed during Reign of Terror. Role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion.

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Committee of Public Safety

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Part of Committee of Public Safety; leader in Reign of Terror

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Robespierre

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Period of violence; People who seemed against the revolution were executed

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Reign of Terror

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A list of grievances drawn up by each of the three Estates forced people to think of the problems that France faced

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Cahiers de doléances

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What marked the end of Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French and his Hundred Days return from exile?

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Battle of Waterloo

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Third government of French revolution; Created Committee of Public Safety

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National Convention (1793)

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Collection of laws that standardized French law under Napoleon

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Napoleonic Code

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1803-1815 Series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon

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Napoleonic Wars