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AP World History

French Revolution Vocabulary 

1450 - 1750 renaissance and reformation

French revolution

Estates General
An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France
First Estate
The first class of French society made up of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.
Second Estate
The second class of French society made up of the nobility
Third Estate
98% of the population made up of bourgeoisie, wage earners, and the peasant farmers
The Bastille
French prison that became known as a symbol of the royal abuse of power
The Great Fear
Vast panic that spread through France after the Revolution began between August 6
and July 20th 1789.
Guillotine
A machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French
Revolution.
Radical
Favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms.
Conservative
People who supported the monarchy
Moderate
A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics
The Reign of Terror
Period during the Revolution when thousands were put to death
Committee of Public Safety
Secret police established by Robespierre during the Reign of Terror.
Tennis Court Oath
Promise made by Third Estate representatives to draw up a new constitution. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil
rights
Jacobins
Member of a radical political club during the French Revolution.
Sans-Culottes
Working-class men and women who made the French Revolution more radical.
Napoleonic Code
A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Continental System
War tactic in which Napoleon closed European ports to British goods.
Battle of Waterloo
Battle that was Napoleons final defeat and resulted in his exile to St. Helena.

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