French rev. History Flashcards
Estates General
a meeting of the three estates. ended with the Third Estate breaking from royal authority and forming a National Assembly.
Enlightenment
an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason
Estates System (1st, 2nd, & 3rd)
a three-estate system which was made up of clergy (the First Estate), nobles (Second Estate), peasants and bourgeoisie (Third Estate)
Louis XVI
king of France from 1774 to 1792. failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution
The Tennis Court Oath
the National Assembly swore not to stop meeting in an indoor tennis court until France had a constitution
The Storming of the Bastille
when a mob of angry French citizens and rebellious soldiers attacked the Bastille on 14 July 1789.
Guillotine
a machine for beheading by means of a heavy blade that slides down in vertical guides
Women’s March on Versailles
a riot that took place during this first stage of the French Revolution
Reign of Terror
a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution.
Maximilien Robespierre
radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution of 1789
Royalists
a person who supports the principle of monarchy or a particular monarchy.
Radicalism
the beliefs or actions of people who advocate thorough or complete political or social reform.
Nationalism
loyalty and devotion to a nation especially as expressed in a glorifying of one nation above all others and a stressing of the promotion of its culture and interests.
Girondins
a label applied to a loose grouping of republican politicians
Jacobins
members of a French republican organization called the Jacobin Club at the time of the French Revolution.
The Mountain
was a political group during the French Revolution. Its members, called the Montagnards
The National Assembly
the name of the revolutionary assembly formed by representatives of the Third Estate
The National Convention
a legislative body created to replace the Legislative Assembly. wanted to establish a republic
The Committee of Public Safety
created by the National Convention in 1793 with the intent to defend the nation against foreign and domestic enemies
The Directory
the name of the government that ruled France during the final stage of the French Revolution. wanted to reinstall the original intent of the revolution.
The Battle of Waterloo
The battle to determine the future of europe. also the battle that defeated Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
A French general, political leader, and emperor of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
Monarchy
political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person
Republic
a form of government in which the people elect, or choose, their leaders.
