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