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Reign
A period of rule by a monarch or their family.
Revolution
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
Estate System
Social structure of France in the 1700s which included clergy, nobility, and peasants.
Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
Document created by the French National Assembly that determined the human rights of the nation.
Guillotine
Machine designed to perform executions by beheading.
National Assembly
The representative government formed by members of the Third-Estate during the French revolution.
Bourgeoise
Members of the middle class, part of the Third-Estate.