| A | B |
|---|
| Bourgeoisie | City rich, Professionals, angry at king b/c they have no power |
| Constitution of 1791 | New gov't> Lim. monarchy, executive, legislative and judiciary |
| Coup de etat | A seizure of power by force |
| Declaration of Rights of Man | People have basic rights- speech, religion, press, trial, basic liberty-> all men are free and equal |
| Directory | Governed France made up of 5 ppl. not a good gov't |
| 3rd Estate | 97% of pop. made up of Bourgeoisie, Sans Cullottes, and Peasants |
| Legislative Assembly | Conservatives/radicals/moderates, voted to declaire war on Austria |
| Louis XIII | Took thrown at age 9 |
| Louis XIV | Built palace of Versailles |
| Louis XVI | Ruled during the French Rev. |
| M. Robespierre | killed counterevolutionaries, organized Rev. Tribunal |
| Marie Antoinette | LouisXVI's wife, from Austria> Hapsburg |
| Mazarin | Cardinal, Louis XIV's regent |
| Napoleon | Corsican General, blockade vs. England> invades Russia |
| Olympe De Gouges | Woman wanted equal rights of men, wrote a declaration |
| Peasants | Rent land from nobles, live in country, pay taxes, make own food |
| Reign of Terror | period where Danton and Robespierre killed ppl.who were counterevolutionaries |
| Revolution | Beginning was Bastille day July 14, 1789 |
| Richeleau | Catholic cardinal Louis XIII's regent |
| Sans Culottes | City poor, laborers, rented places to live, paid taxes, root of revolution, don't grow their own food |
| Sun King | Louis XIV's nickname |
