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14 Cards in this Set
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Maximilien Robespierre's attempt to suppress opposition to the French Revolution (9/1793-7/1794), which ended in his execution
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Reign of Terror
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Revolutionary, clergyman and author of "What is the Third Estate" (expressed the complaints of the Third Estate)
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Joseph Sieyes
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Third Estate, worrying that the nobles & the military would stop the revolution, pillaged manors & monasteries
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The Great Fear
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The declaration that the Third Estate was the National Assembly & a constitution would be written (May 1789)
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Tennis Court Oath
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Author of the "Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizenesses" -- appeal to the Nataional Assembly for equality
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Olympe de Gouges
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Proclamation that all men are born free and equal, that citizens are free to choose their own religion, are free to speak, are free to print, free to seek public office and have the right to a fair trial.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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The eighty-three districts set up by the National Assembly
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Departments
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Two political groups in the National Convention
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Girondins & Jacobins
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Members of the First & Second Estates (Old Regime) who left France during the Revolution & conspired to end it
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Emigres
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Final phase of the French Revolution (1795-99) when 5 men ruled. This phase was ended by Napoleon's coup d'etat
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The Directory
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The 1790 policies that made Catholic clergy employees of the French Government
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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This limited the kings authority & set up a 3-branch government
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Constitution of 1791
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Government of the French Republic (1792-95) in which members were elected through universal male suffrage. This is the government that ended the monarchy and executed Louis XVI and his wife.
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The National Convention
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This was created by the National Convention to withstand invasions & discover enemies of the Revolution
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Committee on Public Safety
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