History - French Revelation

First Estate

Made up 1% of the population and consisted of Roman Catholic Clergy.

Estate

The three distinct social classes in 1700s France which were : Clergy, Nobility, and commoners

Versailles

The royal palace located in France, where as many as 10,000 people lived.

Third Estate

The group that compromised 97% of the population before the revolution (included commoners, peasants, and the bourgeoisie, who had few rights and often faced heavy taxation.)

Reign of Terror

A period led by where up to 40,000 people were sentenced to death

Marie - Antoinette

The wife of King Louis XVI, married to create a french - Prussian (Austrian) Alliance ; also died by guillotine

Bourgeoisie

The middle and upper classes of French Society; members of the third estate.

Napoleonic Code

French Civil law code still used today, Napoleon's greatest impact.

Napoleon Bonparte

The leader who crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804.

Bastille

A famous Paris political prison that was stormed by a mob on July 14th, 1789, now know as Bastille Day and celebrated every year.

King Louis XVI

The king of France during the Revolution; he was eventually sentenced to death by the Guillotine.

Second Estate

The Nobility class who paid very little taxes.

National Convention

Voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France a Republic.

Maximillien Robespierre

Leader of the committee for public safety and the Reign of Terror.

Tennis Court Oath

A pledge by the National Assembly not to disband until a new constitution was established.

National Assembly

The third estate that formed a new constitution.

Congress of Vienna

A treaty that redrew the map of Europe and restored the monarchy.

Estates General

A meeting called by the king to deal with a budget.