On the Eve of Revolution
The three social classes
What is Estates
System of government in which officials are chosen by the people
What is a Republic
What is suffrage
Age of Napoleon when he started training for the military
What is 9 years old
Individual who tried to escape France and was executed
Who is Louis XVI
Government spending more $ than it takes in
What is Deficit Spending
A person who flees their country due to political reasons
What is an Émigré
Engine of terror with a fast falling blade
What is a Guillotine
Popular vote by ballot
What is Plebiscite
Wife of Louis XVI, Austrian-born queen of France
Who is Marie Antoinette
An oath taken by delegates in an indoor tennis court where they swore never to separate and to meet whatever the circumstances
What is Tennis Court Oath
Members of a revolutionary political club made during the French Revolution
Who are Jacobins
What is Reign of Terror
Most lasting reform- a new code of laws
Introduced a more humane method of beheading
Who is Dr. Joseph Guillotine
A grim medieval fortress used as a prison for political uses and other prisoners
What is Bastille
A period in which peasants believed government military were seizing their crops
What is the Great Fear
What is The Committee of Public Safety
Who is the Pope
Popular military hero for France who won a series of brilliant victories
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
Two estates paid taxes, one did not. They were the most diverse class.
What is the Third Estate
What is Sans-culottes
Shrewd layer that quickly rose to leadership of the committee
Who is Max Robespierre
Hit and run raids against the French
What is The Guerilla Warfare
Financial advisor chosen by Louis XVI to help reform France's economy
Who is Jacques Necker