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48 Cards in this Set
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Bastille
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the infamous prison that was stromed for gunpowder and torn down as a cause of the revolution.
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Maximillian Robspierre
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the main instigator of the revolution. an extraordinary orator who continued with the Terror and became incredibly powerful before he was executed by the guillotine.
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Marie Antoinette
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the wife of King Louis XVI who was an extraoridnary spender of money on fasion and gambling and was infamous for her inability to produce a child for nine years of the marriage. she was executed by the guillotine as well.
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Louis XVI
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The weak king during the French Revolution whose continuing mistakes led the Revolution on and ended with his own execution.
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Estates General
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the nobles called this to gain more power (because the parlemont could not pass taxes)
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The Third Estate
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90 percent of the population only had one vote.
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The First Estate
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Clergy
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The Second Estate
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Nobles
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Jaque Necker
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Swiss Bourgeosie who was appointed the major minsiter of the King. very popular among the common people. Fired after Bastille for being too sympathetic.
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1789
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The third estate locked out of General and they form the National Assembly. when Lois sends troops, the Bastille is stormed for gunpowder.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens
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National Assembly makes for equality and a soverign people.
Freedom for press. |
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The friend of the people
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Marat's newspaper. very angry and paranoid.
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Marat
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poor and contracted skin disease in the sewer which made him sit in a bathtub all day. made the newsppaer and was very angry and paranoid. encourages the terror and the deaths and is finally killed.
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October 5th 1789
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Women protest bread shortaage and go to Versailles. (fish women) demand that the royals move to paris and storm the castle when they hesitate. they are successful and the royals are now prisoners of Paris.
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1791
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Louis tries to flee and is arrested and taken back. turning point for the revolution.
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Joseph Guillotin
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invents the guillotine as a new, humane, enlightened and equal execution.
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Jacobines
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the radical group ruling France at this point.
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1792
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War on Austria
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Bronswick Manifesto
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Prussians warning France not to kill the King or Queen
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1792
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Attack on Tuilerie palace and monarchy is no more.
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August 23rd 1789
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Origy of Renunciation.
the National Assembly (with nobles) renounced all the rights and priveledges of the nobles in one night. |
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Girondins
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Moderates of the Natioal Assembly and encouraging to spare the King (Right - conservative)
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Montagne
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Left - most radicals./ they wanted to kill the king.
Plains or moderate jacobines joined with them and the king was executed. |
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Sans-Culotte
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going against the knee-pants of the nobles and all wearing ordinary pants. only in paris, but they ran paris and forced the national Assembly to be radical.
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George Danton
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Uncle Sam in Paris for the war against Austria and Prussa. Rallies the country to war. Later is executed for speaking out against the terror.
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Charlotte Cordey -1793
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a girl apaulled by killings and the killer of Marat.
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David
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A famous neoclassical artist who paints Marat like Jesus in La Pieta
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Comittee of Public Safetey
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12 people who ruled France. the Constitution suspended. headed by Robspierre
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The Terror
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Headed by Robspierre - the killing of anyone who is remotely treasonous.
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Jaque-Rene Ebert
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voted for the De Christenization of France.
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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sought to reform the chuch.
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New Saint
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Marat
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HOuses of Reason
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Made out of churches.
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Calendrier
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New, secular calender.
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Lyon
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Many killed for "treason". brutal example.
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Vendee
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Where there were the most killings in the terror.
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Bonaparte
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rises in the victories in the war.
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Levy on Mass
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Every male drafted and everyone in the war.
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1794
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Terror and virtue go hand in hand - Danton Disagrees and Danton is killed.
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Great Terror
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1794 paranoia increases.
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Festival of the Supreme Being
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a new religious holiday for the "goddess of reason" - Deism
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1795
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Directory established after Robspierre's death. Napoleon goes into power.
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Relative Deprivation
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Big seperation between the poor and the rich and is a frequent cause of revolution.
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Thermadorian reaction
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Month Robspierre was killed and revolution went backwards for a while.
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ferternity
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Price control on bread and advice to farmers. Meritocracy.
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Tuileries Palace
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where louis and Marie are when they are captive in Paris.
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Refractory Clergy
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those who did not swear to the revolution 1791
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June 6th
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religious holiday - festival of the supreme being - Robspierre's new go.
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