People
This estate made up 98% of the French Population, and paid all of the taxes
3rd
At this event, the National Assembly promised to continue to meet until a Constitution was written
Tennis Court Oath
These rights were a staple of the Declaration of Rights of Man. There are three of them - list them
Natural Rights (Life, liberty property)
The 1791 French Constitution contains this type of legislature
Bicameral (two-house)
Device used to execute counterrevolutionaries - and kings!
Guillotine
One of the figureheads of the Committee of Public Safety
Robespierre
The 3rd estate stormed this building in an effort to find weapons
Bastille
The notion that kings received their power to rule from God
Divine Right of Kings
The 1791 French Constitution claimed that these types of citizens could vote
Active citizens (male, 25 years old, who pay taxes)
Napoleon decides to invade Russia, which leads to
The Great Retreat, French loss, Napoleon's Exile
Young general who comes to power, and will eventually abuse his power by restricting the right of free speech
Napoleon Bonaparte
July 14th, France's independence day, is known as
Bastille Day
The French believed that if a government was abusing its power, it should be overthrown. This same concept is defined in the
social contract
Napoleon attempts to limit free speech in France by
shutting down newspapers and requiring all writing to be approved by the government
A check that the king had under the 1791 constitution that could be used against the legislature was the king's power to
Veto
This "Estate" made people aware of the financial spending that Marie Antoinette was undertaking
4th estate (the media)
The Committee of Public safety executed thousands of Frenchmen in an effort to suppress counterrevolutionaries in France. This era became known as the
Reign of Terror
The Divine Right of Kings was challenged by this idea
Blank Slate/Tabula Rasa
France's foreign war debt made them desperate to sell land, especially this large chunk of land in North America
Louisiana Purchase
A broad list of people was created to identify those who were against the Revolution. This list was known as the
Law of Suspects
This king commissioned the building of Versailles
Louis XIV
The meeting of the estates general was unfair to the 3rd estate. Why?
Each estate received one vote - the first two estates would always agree with each other.
Reason
The Declaration of Rights of Man is a stepping stone to this document, which will not be created until the 1940s
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Declaration of Pillnitz