What moderate reforms did the National Assembly enact?

How did foreign reaction to the revolution help lead to war?

How did popular revolts contribute to the French Revolution?

Under the ancient regime, or old order, everyone in France belonged to one of three classes.

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The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.

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The First Estate enjoyed enormous wealth and privilege. They owned about 10 percent of the land, collected tithes, and paid no taxes. They also provided some social services.

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The group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title, is known as?

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They owned land but had little money income. They hated absolutism, and feared losing traditional privileges, especially exemption from taxes.

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The term refers to the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

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A poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation is chiefly used in historical context or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries.

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Peasants made up 90 percent of the French population. They resented the privileges of the first and second estates. They were burdened by taxes, many earned miserable wages, and faced hunger and even starvation.

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A fortress was built in Paris in the 14th century and was used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was destroyed on July 14, 1789, marking the start of the French Revolution. The first part of the Revolution, which began with the attack on the Bastille on July 14, 1789, brought an end to the feudal divisions of the Old Regime.

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instrument of execution used for beheading people. In addition to those who died on the guillotine, hundreds of other were shot, hanged, or drowned.

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A sudden and decisive change of government by force is known as a coup d'état. Weak leadership, however, can lead to a series of coups d'état, or government overthrows.

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The historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution, when thousands were executed, is known as the Reign of Terror.

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(a)   was a member of the Jacobin Club, a revolutionary political club that was the most famous political club during the French Revolution (1789–1799). The club got its name from meeting at the Dominican rue Saint-Honoré Monastery of the Jacobins.