| A | B |
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| lettres de cachet | secret warrants of arrest |
| organization of society and government before the Revolution | Ancien Regime |
| Major result of the French Revolution | bourgeoisie gained political influence |
| Bourgeoisie were influenced by the ideas of this movement | Enlightenment |
| radical republican town workers of France | sans-culottes |
| upper middle class of France | bourgeoisie |
| social group who paid up to 60% in taxes | peasants |
| problems facing France during years before the Revolution | food shortages, government debt, unevenly distributed tax system |
| political and symbolic act of the Revolution occurred when citizens stormed and captured this | Bastille |
| King and Queen at start of revolution | Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette |
| legislative assembly of France | Estates General |
| How Women influenced the revolution | demanded food which led to social unrest |
| Causes of the French Revolution | Enlightenment thinking, inequalities of French society, influence of American Revolution, weak leadership of Louis XVI |
| Time period when peasants attacked nobles' manors and destroyed feudal records | Great Fear |
| Jacobin revolutionary who led the Committee of Public Safety and Reign of Terror | Maximilien Robespierre |
| Constitution of 1791 contained these | divided France into 83 departments, 3 branch government, taxpaying males elected govt officials |
| First Estate | clergy |
| Second Estate | nobles |
| Third Estate | peasants, bourgeoisie, sans-culottes |
| National Assembly swore not to disband until they wrote a constitution | Tennis Court Oath |
| This event influenced the start of the French Revolution | American Revolution |
| radical political club made up of sans-culottes | Jacobins |
| goal of the Reign of Terror | make the republic safe and secure |
| National anthem of France | La Marseillaise |
| 12 man committee made up of Jacobins with almost dictatorial powers | Committee of Public Safety |
| The Directory included | two house lawmaking body, headed by 5 man committee, only property owners could vote |
| Date of French independence day | July 14, 1789 |
| This event began the French Revolution | storming of Bastille |
| Document which stated the basic rights and political powers of the French people eventually signed by Louis XVI | Declaration of the Rights of Man |
| Event which increased the debt of France | American Revolution |
| Execution device of the Revolution | Guillotine |
| Anniversary of the storming of the Bastille | French independence Day |
| To bring all unmarried 18-25 year old males into the army | conscription |
| Purpose of the Committee of Publilc Safety | direct the army and the revolution |
| Result of the French Revolution | Louis XVI beheaded and absolutism ended |
| This group does not want change | conservative |
| person with no extreme views who sides with people according to the issues | moderates |
| Jacobin leaders of French Revolution | Danton, Robespierre, Marat |
| Louis XVI's finance minister and friend of the people | Jacques Necker |
| Colors of French Revolution tricolor | red, blue, white |
| government formed by Third Estate who swore Tennis Court Oath | National Assembly |
| Person who wants change | radical |
| Main goal of French Revolution | gain freedom, equality, and democracy for French people |
| farmers, sans culottes, middle class were members of this estate | third |
| Govt in France before Revolution | Absolute monarchy |
| Law stating people elected clergy and Government paid the salaries of Clergy | Civil Constitution of Clergy |
| Newspaper publisher who demanded blood to solve all problems | Jean Paul Marat |
| Symbol of royal despotism and oppression | Bastille |
| Political parties which dominated the National Convention | Jacobins, Girondins |
| Why Europe went to war against France | feared French would export revolutionary ideas |
| WD=republic | a government without a king |
