Three Estates
Social and political system in France before the French Revolution
No One was safe
Who was safe from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror?
What was the first French Revolution government with the 3rd estate called?
National Assembly
A promise by the 3rd Estate to keep meeting until they limited the king's power
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
Guillotine
What is a machine that could efficiently behead a person?
Who was the Queen of France before and at the beginning of the French Revolution?
Third Estate
Which Estates had to pay the vast majority of taxes?
To prevent the spread of revolution
Why did other kings of Europe threaten to invade France?
This group of people:
Limited the power of the king
Abolished the Three Estates
Established equal rights
What did the National Assembly do?
What is the Enlightenment
The King shares power with no one
What is an absolute monarchy?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Which document stated that"Men are born and remain free and equal..."
Bread
What food was so expensive that people rioted?
Bastille
What is the the prison that was taken over at the beginning of the French Revolution?
Meeting of the three Estates that failed to help the peasants
What is the Estates-General
Sudden overthrow of the government (Napoleon did this to gain power)
What is a coup?