French Revolution

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

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Louis XVI

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A Paris prison that housed weapons used in the revolution

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Bastille

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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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In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France...

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a republic

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What happened on July 14th, Bastille Day in France?

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A mob stormed a prison starting the French Revolution.