Frech Revolution Flashcards
First estate
Estate the clergy belong to
Second estate
Estate the nobility belong to
Third estate
Estate the city workers, peasants, and bourgeoisie belong to. They were taxed unfairly and lacked opportunities of other Estates
Old régime
The power structure prior to the French Revolution, this system was based on feudalism
Estates gerernal
Louis XVI’s inability to tax the wealthy and handle the financial crisis in France led him to convene this in 1789
Counter revolution
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette tried to leave France in June 20, 1791 to get help from her family to stage on of these
Jacobin
Radical political party that led the “reign of terrror” from 1793-1794
Committee of public safely
Political group that led the Reign of Terror and wanted to protect the revolutionary government from opposition
Directory
Weak political group of 5 men who ruled France from 1795-1799, they were overthrown by Napoleon’s coup d’etat
Women’s bread march
This mob action legitimized the National Assembly and moved the king to Paris
Declaration of Pilnitz
Threat intended to scare the revolutionaries and prevent the royal family from being harmed, it angered and encouraged revolutionaries in France
September Massacres
Several day slaughter of prisoners in Paris as they revolutionaries feared they would be freed and aid in a counter revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Document that framed the French Revolutions goals
Tennis court oath
When locked out of their meeting room members of the Third Estate committed to this, creating the National Assembly
Guillotine
Method of execution during the revolution
Reign of terror
Period from 1793-1794 when the revolution was radicalized and up to 40,000 citizens were executed as enemies of the revolution
Madam deficit
Nickname of Marie Antoinette signaling how unpopular she was among the frech
Dechrisitiannization
Policy of the radical government during the revolution which led to confiscation of church lands, a new calendar, new secular holidays, re-dedication of churches to the revolution, and banned the public exercise of religion
San culottes
Radical city workers who supported the Jacobin
Robespierre
Leader of the committee of public safely, he directed the reign of terror until he himself was executed
