The French Revolution Pt. 1 Flashcards
Old Regime
The social and political system in pre-revolutionary France
Estate
Social classes in France
Louis XVI
The king of France at the time of the Revolution
Marie Antoinette
The hated queen of France
Estates-General
An assembly of representatives of all three estates
National Assembly
The representatives of the 3rd estate who walked out of government meetings and
created their own government for France
Tennis Court Oath
A pledge made by members of the 3rd estate to draw up a new constitution for France
Great Fear
A wave of panic that spread across the country, after the Revolution started
Legislative Assembly
The name of lawmaking branch of the new, limited monarchy, created during the French Revolution
Émigré
Nobles and others who had fled France
Sans-culotte
Parisian workers, named for their common clothing style, who wanted the Revolution to bring even greater change
Jacobin
The most radical political organization in France
Guillotine
A mass killing machine that chopped the heads off of its victims
Maximilien Robespierre
The person who is largely responsible for the Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
A particularly brutal period during the Revolution, during which, 40,000 suspected “enemies of the revolution” were murdered
