Question | Answer |
Estates | Frances population divided by law into three groups |
First Estate | Consisted of the clergy |
Second Estate | Consisted of the nobles |
Third Estate | The lowest class |
Taille | Frances chief tax |
Bourgeoisie | The middle class. Group included about 8 percent of the population |
Louis XVI | The leader of the Absolute Monarchy |
Queen Marie Antoinette | was King of France from 1774 until his deposition in 1792 |
Tennis Court Oath | A constitution that made them swear to keep meeting in the tennis court until they had a new constitution |
Declaration of the rights of Man and the citizen. | The constitution |
Maximilien Robespierre | French lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror |
Reign of Terror | To defend France from domestic threats the committee adopted policies that became known as the Reign of Terror |
Coup d'etat | A sudden overthrow of the government Napoleon then seized power |
Napoleon Bonaparte | He brought the revoloution to an end |
Versailles | is a royal château in Versailles |
Storming of the Bastille | occurred in Paris, France, on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. |
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