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10 Cards in this Set
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Old Order |
the political and social system in place in France before the Revolution |
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King Louis XVI |
King of France from 1774 to 1792; he was unpopular for taxes that he imparted on his people, was king at the beginning of the French Revolution, was deposed by the National Convention and guillotined. |
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Marie-Antoinette |
Queen of France, wife of King Louis XVI; she was queen during the French Revolution and dislike by many French citizens. She was found guilty of treason and guillotined. |
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First Estate |
in pre-Revolution France, the clergy |
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Second Estate |
in pre-Revolution France, the nobles |
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Third Estate |
in pre-Revolution France, the bourgeoisie, artisans, workers, and peasants |
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Bourgeoise |
the urban middle class; merchants, professionals, and manufacturers |
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Sansculottes |
"without breeches"; a radical group of shopkeepers and wage earners during the French Revolution who wanted a larger voice in government and an end to food shortages |
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen |
a document that laid out the basic principles of the French Revolution—liberty, equality, and fraternity |
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Radical |
a person with extreme views |
