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| Old Regime | The political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution |
| Estate | One of the three social classes in France before the French Revolution. 1st Estate: clergy: 2nd Estate: nobility: 3rd Estate: rest of the population |
| Louis 16 | King of France, indecisive, allowed matters to drift |
| Marie Antoinette | Louis 16's wife. Queen of France.Was not liked by French people, spent alot of money & was executed. |
| Estates- General | An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France |
| Tennis Court Oath | A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789. They vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution |
| Great Fear | A wave of senseless panic spread through the French countryside after the storming of Basille in 1789 |
| Guillotine | A machine for bheading people. Used as a means of execution during the French Revolution |
| Committee of Public Safety | A committee established during the French Revolution to identify "enemies of the republic." |
| Reign of Terror | Period from mid-1793 - mid-1794. Maximilien Robespierre ruled France: thousands political figures & citizens were executed |
| Napoleon | One of the World's greatest military geniuses. Became master of France |
| Coup d'etat | A sudden seizure of political power in a nation |
| Continental System | Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britian & continental Europe. Intended to destroy G.B. economy |
| Robespierre | Took control of France, built a "republic of virtue"Tried to wipe out France's past monarchy & nobility. |
