Chapter 2 Section 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
The head of the committee of Public Safety, the architect of the reign of terror, A time lasting from 1793–1794 in which 40,000 were sent to death
Maximilien Robespierre
A 12 member committee to France during the revolution. The committee became tyrannical, abusing their power to get rid of political opponents
Committee of Public Safety
A five man governing body who rules France from 1795-1799. It had doctoral powers, but was weak and corrupt
Directory
A journalist who demanded equal rights for women with the writing of Declaration of the Rights of Women
Olympe de Gouges
A song that would become the French national anthem
La Marseilles
An artist who immortalized important events in French history
Jacques louis David
The right to vote
Suffrage
Pride in one’s country
Nationalism
