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15 Cards in this Set
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The Old Regime
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3 Estates
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National Assembly
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Third Estate meets in rebellion
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Bastille
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hated prison-fortress
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radicals
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wanted to get ride of the king, set up a republic and instituted farreaching changes
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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a law that stated that people in the parishes and dioceses would elect their clergy
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coup d'etat
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seizure of power by force
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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stated that men are born equal and remain equal before the law
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legitimacy
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one of the four principles of the Congress of Vienna. All former ruling families should be restored to their thrones
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1st estate
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clergy
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1st estate
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clergy
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2nd estate
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nobility
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3rd estate
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bourgeoisie, laborers/artisans, peasants
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Estates General
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representatives from all 3 estates. Convened in may 1789 about taxes by Louis XVI
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bourgeoisie
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part of the 3rd estate, city-dwelling middle class. merchants, manufacturers, and professional people (doctors and lawyers)
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Napoleonic Code
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Napoleon directed scholars to complete the revision and organization of all french law begun by the National Convention
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