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Estates-General |
A legislative body of the ancien regime made up of representatives from the third estates. |
Only get one vote |
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Mirabeau |
Pre-eminent figure of the early revolution. Elected a member of the assembly in 1789 and was in the forefront of the resistance to direction by the royal ministers. He urged the royal family to accommodate the revolution. |
Urged |
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Jacobins |
Were a Parisian club that advocated radical reform and harsh measures to bring about the change they desired. |
Desired change |
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Girondins |
A moderate group, came largely from the Bordeaux region in southern France, which did not support extending political rights to the working class, known as the sans-culottes, meaning "without breeches." |
No pants? Penis |
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Robespierre |
A leading revolutionary radical elected to the Estates-General in 1789. Who aimed to establish a republic. His intellectual honesty and revolutionary zeal for a new "Republic of virtue" made him immune to attempts to divert him from his path. |
He knows his way |
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Napoleon Bonaparte |
Considered by many to be the most brilliant military figure in history. DECLARED HIMSELF emperor of France. GOAL: create a unified European federation under his command. Military victories around Europe spread the ideals of the revolution.
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He CROWNED himself. |
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Storming of the Bastille |
Crowd attacked the Bastille on July 14, 1789. Paris prison and symbol of oppressive ancien regime. Held special prisoners without trial. At the time, held only 7 prisoners. Significant: crowd cross-section of population, dif classes and jobs. SIGNIFIED GENERAL POLITICIZATION OF PARISIAN PUBLIC. |
7 |
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October Days |
Began with fear of bread shortage. Mob Marched to Palace of Versailles. Royal family forced to return to centre of Paris. SIGNIFIES POWER OF THE MOB AND THE WILL OF THE FRENCH PUBLIC.
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National Convention |
New governing body to replace Legislative Assembly; 750 men, mostly lawyers. September 21,1792, first day of French Republic. First act of the convention was to abolish the monarchy ARRANGEMENTS OF SEATING: Radicals sat on left of President, conservatives to right. And rest sat in centre. |
Left, right, and centre. |
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Reign of Terror |
Violent period. March 1793- July 1794. Revolutionary leaders accused and executed thousands of people considered "enemies" of the revolution. Even if people agreed with revolution but not terror, they were still executed.
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Robespierre |
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Third Estate |
Common people. Denied many privileges that clergy and nobility had. Suffered oppression from other two estates. This cause anger that fuelled French Revolution. Proclaimed the Tennis Court Oath and refusing to follow king's orders. |
Common people |
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National Assembly CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY |
Representatives 3 estates who met with Estates-General. TENNIS COURT LAW: 3RD ESTATE PROCLAIMED THEMSELVES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. king lost power < NA gained it. Constitutional Debate concerned creation and approval of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens. Reorganized France l, took church land, reformed role + rights of church |
You don't expect them |
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Tennis Court Oath |
Members of 3rd met to protest limited voting party. Most of population but can be out voted by first two estates. Louis XVI considered this defiance and locked them out of meeting hall. MEETING MOVED TO INDOOR TENNIS COURT. Oath proclaimed they were NA of France. They would not disband until they devised a constitution. "THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLED HERE, AND RECEIVES NO ORDERS." |
The cloud!! |
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Code Napoleon |
Reorganization of Civil law code based on principles of equality before law and equality in tax. Reforms: civil ceremony for marriages, trial by jury for major cases. Based on principles rather than local conditions. |
Principles |
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Louis XVI |
KING OF FRANCE DURING FRENCH REVOLUTION. misread mood of french people. Underestimated the impact of recalling the Estates-General. This sparked Revolution. Lost power to NA and forced to move from Versailles to Paris. Executed by Guillotine in 1793. |
President Snow? |
