The French Revolution Flashcards

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Flashcards for reviewing key vocabulary and concepts related to the French Revolution.

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Old Regime

The social and political system in France before the Revolution, characterized by three estates.

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First Estate

The clergy; enjoyed wealth and privilege, owned land, collected tithes, and paid no taxes.

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Second Estate

The nobility; owned land but had little money, feared losing their traditional privileges, especially tax exemption.

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Third Estate

The bourgeoisie and peasants; resented privileges of the first and second estates and were burdened by taxes.

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What led to Frances Debt?

Deficit Spending: Spending more money than the government takes in; contributed to France's economic trouble.

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Estates General

An assembly of representatives from all three estates in France.

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Tennis Court Oath

An oath taken by members of the Third Estate to create a new constitution.

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Bastille

A medieval fortress used as a prison that was stormed by Parisians, symbolizing the start of the French Revolution.

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Great Fear

A period of panic and riot by peasants amid rumours of an aristocratic conspiracy by the king and the privileged.

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Paris Commune

A radical group that replaced the royalist government of Paris.

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Factions

Small groups that compete for power.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man

A document that limited the French monarchy and declared all citizens equal before the law.

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Suffrage

The right to vote.

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National Convention

A political body that replaced the National Assembly.

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The Jacobins

A political organization that controlled the Convention and seized lands of nobles.

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Committee of Public Safety

Created by the Convention to deal with threats to France, responsible for the Reign of Terror.

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Reign of Terror

A period of violence during the French Revolution led by Robespierre.

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Directory

A five-man body established by the Constitution of 1795.

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Nationalism

A strong feeling of pride and devotion to one's country.