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Declaration of Independence
A statement of the reasons for the American colonies' break with Britain, approved by 2nd continental congress in 1776
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
U.S Bill of Rights
The 10 amendments
Old regime
Social & political system oh France
Estates
3 social classes
Marie Antoinette
The queen of France
Louis XVI
The king of France
Estates General
An assembly of representatives from all 3 estates
National Assembly
Third estate delegates
Tennis Court Oath
Third estate delegates' pledge to draw up a new constitution
Great Fear
A wave of senseless panic caused by the rumors of rebellion
Legislative Assembly
Had power to create laws and to approve or reject declarations of war
Sans-culottes
"Those without knee breeches"
Guillotine
A machine used to behead people
Maximilian Robespierre
Set out to build a "republic virtue" .caused reign of terror
Reign of Terror
The period of Maximilian rule
Napoleon Bonaparte
When revolution broke out he joined the army of new government
Coup d' etat
A sudden seizure of power
Plebiscite
Vote of the people
Concordat
An agreement