10.2 French Rev. Flashcards
Social classes in France
Estates
Social and political system in France before Rev.
Old regime
What estate is the clergy.
First estate
Which estate had the nobles
Second estate
Who were the best educated in the middle class or third estate ?
Bourgeoisie
Traditional legislative body in France.
Estates general.
National assembly stating they would stay at varasile until new constitution is made.
Tennis court oath
Paris stormed Royal fortress in July 14, 1789
Storming of Bastille
Senseless panic that spread through France
Great fear
A set of revolution goals
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Constitutional monarch; split into fractions
Legislative assembly
Radical group
Left side
Moderates
Middle
Conservations
Right side
Nobles and others that fled France
Émigrés
Radical political group of city workers that played a major roll in Rev.
Sans-Culottes
A radical govt. that ruled from 1792-1795:a rebublic
National convention
Most radical group of Paris political club
Jacobins
Committee of public safety tried and executed about 40,000 in one year period
Reign of terror
A machine used for beheading
Guillotine
A moderate republic gov. with 2 house legislative &executive body of 5. Corrupt
The directory
Seizure of political powering a nation
Coup d état
Vote of the people
Plebiscite
Napoleons system of law
Napoleonic code
