Chapter 23 Sections 1 And 2 Study Guide

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Old Regime

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This system of government was unfair to the Third Estate and was the leading cause of the French Revolution.

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Estate

Back 2

Estates are the way that people were divided in government under the old regime. The unfairness of the divisions and powers of those divisions led to the French Revolution.

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First Estate

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The people in the first estate were the Roman catholic Clergy they had large amounts of power and little taxes and were happy with the government they way it was in the old regime.

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Second Estate

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The second estate consisted of rich nobles you had power and few taxes and wanted to no change in government.

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Third Estate

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Held 97% of the population were peasants and urban workers had little say in government and payed high taxes. Wanted change and initiated the French Revolution.

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Estates-General

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The assembly where the three estates would meet and the third estate would be unfairly treated making them angry and want equality.

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Marie Antoinette

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The queen who was hated by her people and had very lavish spending habits and was a weak leader. She was eventually executed for all the problems she caused for France.

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Louis XVI

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The king of France who was a weak leader who also was executed for his poor ruling.

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Bourgeoisie

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Urban workers from the Third Estate, part of the people who started the French Revolution.

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Great Fear

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They were so scared they knew change was necessary.

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Conservatives

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Group of people in Frances new government system, these people wanted few changes and still agreed with the monarchy.

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Radicals

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Part of Frances new government earned many changes.

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Moderates

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Part of Frances new government wanted only minimal changes.

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Sans-Culottes

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Wanted a greater voice in the government.

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Emigres

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Left France giving the peasants an even greater say in how things will be run in the new gov.

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Legislative Assembly

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Frances new congress who changed how everything was run.

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Olyme de Gouges

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Attempted at gaining rights for women. Executed for her ideas and was declared an enemy of the Revolution.

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Maximilien Robespierre

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Jacobin leader who ruled France for a while leading to the "Reign of Terror"

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Guillotine

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Machine that made beheading easier and more humane and was the method of execution for a very long time.

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Georges Danton

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He was caught up in the terror and was in danger but skillfully defended himself. Authorities eventually denied him the right to speak.

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National Convention

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The new governing body that reduced King Louis XVI power from king down to a commoner

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Right-Wing

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This is where the conservatives sat when it comes to room location the conservatives did not want change

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Left-Wing

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The Left wing consisted of the radicals they sat on the the left side of the room, radicals wanted a ton of change

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Tennis Court Oath

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This was the promise that things were going to change and become better. This document was when the Third Estate locked themselves on a tennis court until they had drawn up a new constitution.

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National Assembly

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French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate.