Unit 4 Terms Flashcards
1
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Old Regime
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The social and political system of France
2
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Estates
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The three social classes France was divided into
3
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First Estate
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Clergy/high ranking church officials
4
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Second Estate
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Nobles
5
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Third Estate
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Bourgeoisies(middle class), peasants, city workers, etc.
6
Q
Louis XVI
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- indecisive leader
- known for spending on lavish court luxuries
7
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Mary Antoinette
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- father was King of Austria & brother was King of Prussia
- Disliked by French
8
Q
Estates-General
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French Parliament
9
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Tennis Court Oath
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The Promise to continue the meeting until a new French Constitution was signed
10
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Storming of Bastille
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- marked the start of the French Revolution
- Mob in Paris for arms and food
11
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Sans-culottes
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Members of the Commune
12
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Maximilian Robespierres
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- leader of the Committee of Public Safety
- Governed as dictator
- Commenced Reign of Terror
