Understanding the French Revolution

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Storming of the Bastille (1789)

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start of the French Revolution

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Estates-General

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of the three social classes in pre-revolutionary France

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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document stating individual and collective rights

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Reign of Terror

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of radical violence led by Robespierre (1793–1794)

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Role of the Third Estate

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population, driving force behind revolutionary change

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Impact of Enlightenment ideas

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demands for liberty, equality, and fraternity

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Abolition of the monarchy

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from absolute monarchy to republic in 1792

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Economic causes of the Revolution

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crisis, taxation inequality, food shortages

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Comparing the Tennis Court Oath and Bastille events

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signaled unity and resistance against royal authority

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Evaluating the effects of the Revolution on European politics

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of revolutionary ideas, rise of nationalism, challenge to monarchies