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Old regime
absolute monarch with the 3 social classes called the estates
three estates
first - clergy - 2% taxes
second - nobles - no taxes
third - everyone else/ peasants - massive taxes
bourgeoisie
higher class peasants, still part of third estate
Louis XVI
king during the french revolution
Marie Antoinette
Louis's wife
estates-general
a meeting of the three estates where each estate gets one vote
National assembly
created by the third estate to make a new constitution
Tennis court Oath
taken by the National Assembly to keep meeting until they had a new constitution.
Great fear
wave of senseless panic at a critical moment during the beggining of the french revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man
constitution produced by the national assembly
limited/ constitutional monarchy
monarchy where kings power was limited
Maximilian Robespierre
took over after beheading Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Committee of public safety
created by Robespierre to solve problems and kill traitors to the revolution
Reign of Terror
period during which the Committee of public safety killed thousands of suspected 'traitors' to the revolution
Napoleon
Took over after the directory, was a general beforehand and overthrew them because they were corrupt
Coup d'etat
agreement napoleon made with the church
Plebicite
a vote on a new leader and/ or constitution
Lycees
government funded schools
concordat
agreement, often official, with the church
Napoleonic Code
set of laws Napoleon created for france
Continental System
meant to weaken Britan, told other European countries not to trade with Britan
Battle of Trafalgar
navel battle between Napoleon and Britan, Britan won
Peninsular war
second battle napoleon loses, he loses to the spanish and portugal
Scorched Earth Policy
tactic that has locals evacuate the area and burn down anything useful to the oncoming army
Klemens Von Metternich
Austrailian foreign minister, important role in what they do to france to limit their power
Congress of Vienna
meeting where many European countrie met to disscuss what to do to limit frances power
Balance of power
equal power within all countries on a continent
Legitimacy
right to rule by hereditage