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28 Cards in this Set
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What is the Estates General?
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the medieval french parliment which is separated into 3 estates. Originally organized for aristocratic and church dominances
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What things does the estates general deal with?
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make taxes, approved funding
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What type of people does the 1st estate consist of?
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clergy and workers in the church, one of the groups with the most power
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What type of people does the 2nd estate consist of?
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rich people, noblity, and aristocracy
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What type of people does the 3rd estate consist of?
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common people, and merchants
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What is the National Assembly?
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it has the same role as the estates general. was started by the 3rd estate, in the tennis court oath in 1789
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Name six major things dealing with the National Assembly
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Tennis Court Oath, the charge on Bastille in 1789, the Great Fear-when peasants attacked the noble manners, Jacobin club was formed, Declaration if the Rights of Man and Citizens
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What is the National Constituent Assembly?
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National Assembly waqs renamed this, because it has members from all 3 estates, who share the same liberal goals for the country
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What is the Cahiers de Doleances?
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a list of grievances made by the local electors to be given to the king. consist of critisism of the gov't, periodic meeting of Nat. Con. Assem., more local controll of administration, called for trade and commerce, free press
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What are assignats?
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a government bond based off of the value of confiscated church lands.
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What is a unicameral legistator?
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a one branched legislator
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What are the Cummunes?
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extremely radical government of Paris under the working class, no elections, appointed revolutionaries, about 1200 people
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What is the Levee en masse?
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all males are in the military, the economy of a war machine
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What is the Convention?
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new assembly to write a democratic constitution set up by the Paris commune
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What is The Directory?
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established in 1795, abandoned the democratic const. of 1795, the executive body of 5 people who were chosen by elders from a list of a council of 500
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abbe de sieyes
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wrote what is the third estate
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Marquis de Lafaytte
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Commander of the militia of paris
gave the gaurd the new insignia~cockade which eventually become the flag opf revolutionary france |
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National Guard
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Militia of Paris
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Emigres
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aristocrats that were forced to flee france. settled in countries near the french border, wanted to launch a counter revolution, kings brother was the most important presuaded King Louis and Maire Anionette to flee the country before they were beheaded
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Jacobins and the Mountain
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political club of people that all believed in the same thing. wanted to end the monarchy. the mountain was the leaders
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girondists
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group of jacobins (more radical) that opposed a counter revolution and wanted emigres to return to france. declared war in Austria because they thought it would preserve the revolutions
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Comittee of Public Safety
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lead by Robespierre and Danton, during the reign of terror, worked with sans coulette
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Maximilien Robespierre
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single most powerful memeber of the Jacobins and the comitee of Public Safety, favored republic, opposed to the war he thought that france wasnt ready, and didnt want to risk it, republic of virtue~whole hearted support of republican govt, renounciation of selfish gains from political life
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marat
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radical journalists, wanted to kill all the traitors of the revolution
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Explain how the Declaration of the RIghts of Man and Citizens was the end of the Old Regime
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DRMC gave unalienable rights to people, which ended the Old Regime which was an absolute monarchy
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What Caused the Tennis Court Oath and what did it say
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1st and 2nd Estates locked the 3rd estate out of the Estates General meeting, the took an oath that they would not leave until they created a constitution for France, Louis was going to disbane it but many 1st anbd 2nd estate members joined so he couldnt
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why was the Bastille attacked and what was its impact
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so that they could get weapons to fight against the monarchy, marked the first of many important journees (revolts(days where populus of paris redirects the course of the revoltion)), showed that the NCA would not just decide the fate of France
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What was the Great Fear, and what were it's consequences?
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revoltution spread to the counrtyrside peasants buyrn down chaeteus, destroyed records and documents, refused to pay fuedal dues deteremined to take possessionj of food supply and land the thought was theirs, revolts on food prices
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