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THe French Revolution
the french revolution
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History
9th Grade
01/08/2010

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THe Old Regime
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The sysem of fuedelism left over from the Middle Ages
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Who made up the three Esates?
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1st Esate: The Clergy

2nd Estate: The Nobels

3rd Estate: The bourgeoisie, workers, and peasants

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National Assembly
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The French congress made by the people of the 3rd Estate that passed laws and reforms in the name of the French people
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Tennis Court Oath
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When 3rd Estate delagates pleaged to stay on the tennis courts until a new Constituion had drawn up
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The Great Fear
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A wave of senseless panic that rolled through the rench countryside after the storming of the Bastille
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man
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A statement of revolutionary ideals adopted by France's National Assembly
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Legislative Assembly
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The French congress with the power to create laws and approve declerations of war
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The Legislative Assembly was divided between the:
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  • Radiclals
  • Moderates
  • Conservatives
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Emigres
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the people who had fled France during the pesant uprisings
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Sans-culottes
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The most radical group
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Committee of Public saftey
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A committee esablished during the French Revolution that identified enimies of the republic
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Describe the Radicals
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  • Sat on the left side of the hall
  • Opposed the king and the idea of a monarchy
  • Wanted sweeping changes on government and proposed that common people have full power in a republic
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Describe the Moderates
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  • Sat in the center of the hall
  • wanted some changes in government, but not as many as the radicals
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Describe the Canservatives
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  • Sat on the right side of the hall
  • upheld the idea of a limited monarchy
  • wanted few changes in government
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Coup d'etat
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A sudden seizure of power
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Plebiscite
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A vote of the people
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Lycees
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Government run public schools
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Concordat
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Agreement
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Legitimacy
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The hereditary right of a monarch to rule
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Concert of Europe
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A series of meeting in 1814-1815 during which European leaders sought to esablish long-lasting peace and security after the defeat of Napoleon
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