a group of 12 men who took control after the execution of King Louis XIV(16^th); Jacobin radicals supported drastic changes to society and encouraged the Terror to eliminate the 1^st and 2^nd estates

to overthrow a government by force

a social class that was made up of the clergy/church leaders; about 1% of the population

social class made up of bourgeois, towns workers, and peasant farmers; made up of about 98% of the population

Queen of France who was Austrian and overspent excessively; she is accused of saying “Let them eat cake!” and is blamed for many of the financial problems of France

a period in French history in which over 16,000 citizens accused of being against the revolution were killed at the guillotine; the first was Marie Antoinette; led by Maximilian Robespierre; lasted one year

a protest by the Third Estate that took place on the tennis courts of Versailles; they protested the limited vote they had so they left and formed the National Assembly and created their own Constitution

wealthy middle class that were not nobility; part of the Third Estate; doctors, lawyers; often have more money than Nobility

a social class that was made up of the nobility; about 1% of the population

Third estate successfully took over a prison that held ammunition they needed to fight against the government; the date July 14^th becomes the Independence day for France

Mass chaos in the countryside; peasants attacked the 1^st and 2^nd estates killing many; nobles fled the country

He was the King of France during the French Revolution. He was a weak leader and was executed at the guillotine.

Also known as the Sun King. He built the Palace of Versailles to what we know today. He was a strict ruler who wanted to know what everyone was doing at all times.

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety who focused on executing anyone who spoke out against the new Government under the Reign of Terror. Ironically, he was the last one to be executed during the Reign of Terror.