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ancien regime
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the old order of which everyone in France belonged to one of three classes
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Jacques Nacker
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King Louis XVI's advisor who erged him to reduce extravegant coart spending, reform gov., and abolish burdensome tariffs on internal trade
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cahiers
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notebooks that called for reforms such as fairer taxes, freedom of the press, or regular meetings of the Estates General
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Tennis Court Oath
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an othat the delegates swore. "never to seperate and to meet wherever the circumstances might recquire until we have established a sound and just constitution."
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National Assembly
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the Third Estate
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Bastille
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a grim medieval fortress used as a prison for political and other prisoners
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bourgeoisie
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the middle class
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deficit spending
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situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in
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Great Fear
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the time when inflamed with fear and famine, peasants unleashed their fury on nobles who were trying to reimpose medieval dues
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tricolor
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a red, white, and blue badge which was eventually adopted as the national flag of france
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Legislative Assembly
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had the power to make laws, collect taxes, and decide on issues of war and peace
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Declaration of Pilnitz
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in this document, the two monarchs threatened to intervene to protect the french monarchy
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Jacobins
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a revolutionary political club that was mostly middle class laywers or intellectuals
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faction
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small group
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emigre
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person who flees his or her country for political reasons
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republic
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system of government in which officials are chosen by the people
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Committee of Public Safety
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a 12-member committee that had almost absolute power as it battled to save the revolution
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