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French Revolution 2013

Revolutions Vocabulary

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Marie Antoinettehead chopped off, married Louis XVI
Declaration of IndependenceAmerican document influenced by John Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers that inspired future revolutions in French
Estates Generalrepresentative body made up of the three Estates in France
National Assembly3rd estate, only elected group in the Estates General, vowed to write a new constituion for France
Declaration of the rights of manNational Assembly abolished the privileges of the 1st and 2nd Estates and adopted the Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen, contained many enlightenment ideas
Maximlien RobespierreReign of Terror, 10 of thousands of people were executed. Eventually he was executed.
Napoleon BonaparteAmbitious military leader, Leader of French, created his own Code, and tried to take over all of Europe
Coup d'etatrevolt by military leaders, such as Napoleon
Napoleonic Codelegal code that included many enlightenment ideas, such as the legal equality of citizens and religious toleration
Congress of ViennaCreated a balance of power and restored power to the monarchs. Conservative
Clemens Von MetternichAustria, who wanted to restore Europe to the way it was before the French Revolution at the Congress of Vienna
Balance of Powerdistribtion of power to prevent any one nation from becoming too strong at the Congress of Vienna
IndifferentNot caring, neutral
Succumbto give in
Promotedto support/publicize



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