french revolution Flashcards

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tennis court oath

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a pledge to not stop until they made a constitution for france

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women’s march

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they went to versailles and demanded the king to move to paris

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3
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champ de mars massacre

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the king said that he would remain under a constitutional monarchy and the people disagreed with his desicion

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4
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reign of terror

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robespierre feared too many people were conspiring against the revolution and he and the gam to arrest all the suspects in france and guillottemed them at least 50,00 dead

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5
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bastille day

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day where people stormed the prison

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6
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king louis the 16th

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king of france
wife was marie antoinette
lived in versailles
guillotined

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marie antionette

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queen of france
husband was king louis the 16th
versailles

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8
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leopold the second

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king of belgians

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9
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robespierre

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jacobin

best known influential figures associated with reign of terror

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10
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napoleon bonaparte

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frenchmilitary leader in french revolution

led several successful campaigns during revolutionary wars

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11
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3 estates

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clergy
nobility
commoners

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12
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jacobins

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democratic club in paris

most ruthless groups in french revolution

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13
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royalist

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supports monarch as head of state

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14
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grape shot

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ammunition constituting of a number of small iron balls fired together in a cannon

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15
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levee en masse

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policy of military in french revolution

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16
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guillotine

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machine used to behead people