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48 Cards in this Set
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this estate was the clergy, .5% of population.
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1st
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this estate was the nobility, 1.5% of population.
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2nd
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this estate was the peasants, bourgeoisie, and workers, 98% of population.
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3rd
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near collapse of government's finances, food shortages and poor harvests, and price increases for food are ____ causes of the French Revolution.
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immediate
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middle class French.
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bourgeoisie
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called by Louis XVI to raise new taxes.
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Estates-General meeting
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called themselves a National Assembly and drafted a constitution.
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3rd estate
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the 3rd estate's move to a tennis court and swearing to meet until a constitution was made.
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Tennis Court Oath
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the prison and armory was destroyed during this.
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Storming the Bastille
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time of panic throughout France.
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Great Fear
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freedom and equal rights for all men, adopted by the National Assembly.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man & The Citizen
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makes the laws.
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Legislative Assembly
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attacked the Legislative Assembly, suspending the monarchy and calling fourth a National Convention.
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Radical Paris Commune
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will choose France's future government.
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National Convention
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Paris Commune members or ordinary patriots without fine clothes
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sans-culottes
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split into 2 factions over the fate of the king.
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National Convention
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assassinated by a Girondist.
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Jean-Peal Marat
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counterrevolutionaries.
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Revolutionary Tribunal
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cluster of small iron balls.
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grapeshot
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led the Reign of Terror.
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Danton and Robespierre
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this was the slogan of the revolution.
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"Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity"
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gave its powers to the Committee of Public Safety.
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National Convention
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set in motion the Reign of Terror.
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Committee of Public Safety or C.O.P.S.
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Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, George Danton, and Robespierre all died by:
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guillotine
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these people died by guillotine.
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Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, George Danton, and Robespierre
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democratic republic composed of nothing but good citizens.
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Republic of Virtue
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his guillotining ended the Reign of Terror.
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Robespierre
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this government had 5 dictators chosen by both houses of the legislature for one year terms.
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Directory
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sudden overthrow of government.
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Coup D' etat
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won vs. Egypt initially, but France was destroyed by the British navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson during this.
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Battle of the Nile
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overthrows directory.
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Coup D' etat
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promised France order and stability and pledged reforms.
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Napoleon
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the French empire, the dependent states, and the allied states were the 3 main components of this.
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Grand Empire
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has a super strong navy.
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Great Britain
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France and Spain were defeated by the Great Britain navy in this.
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Battle of Trafalgar
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fought better on land than at sea.
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Napoleon
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prohibited French or allied ships to trade with Britain.
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Continental System
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Portugal didn't comply with the Continental System which caused this.
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Peninsular War
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hit and run style.
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guerrilla warfare
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made Catholic France and religious toleration.
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Concordat of 1801
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created economic regulation.
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Bank of France and Tax system
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made uniform law, order and authority trump individual liberties, no freedom of speech/ press, only applies to males, no rights for women, husbands > wives, and a new focus on education.
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Napoleonic Code of Law
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a sense of identity and unity as a people.
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nationalism
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the Russian army defeated the French at this event.
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Battle of Borodino
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Napoleon escaped Elba and landed in France which began this.
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Hundred Days
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the end of Napoleon's military career and Napoleonic Wars.
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Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo
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these people had a future desire to put down revolution wherever it may appear.
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Metternich
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planned to restore order and stability to Europe after the Napoleonic wars.
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Congress of Vienna
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