To distribute, publish, or send out

a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

A military general who supported the revolution. He took part in a coup d’etat and named himself emperor of France. Died in exile on the island of St. Helena

The three groups that made up French society at the time of the French Revolution: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people

Called this because they met at the Jacobin Monastery, they were the most radical and ruthless of the political groups formed in the wake of the French Revolution

 someone who has extreme ideas advocating for political or social change

 Third estate who were the peasants, craftspeople, and laborers of the land. They paid taxes including a tax on salt and they had to work a certain number of days for free for the local lord or the king each year.  They were ninety eight percent of the population.

The Second Estate.  These people held most of the high offices in the land, got special privileges, and didn't have to pay most of the taxes.

The first estate.  People who worked for the church including priests, monks, bishops, and nuns. The smallest estate in terms of population. They did not pay taxes

to step down from power

Being removed from and forbidden to return to a country, usually for political reasons.

lawyer who controlled the Committee of Public Safety. Tried to create a “Republic of Virtue”. Responsible for the Reign of Terror that executed over 40,000 people

forced replacement of top government leaders by new leaders

 the lowest or one of the lowest economic and social classes in a society.The bottom of the Third Estate

middle class of the society including merchants, bankers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and other professional people. The top of the Third Estate