| A | B |
|---|
| divine right | French kings ruled by this |
| enlightenment thinkers | people in France began to listen to the idea of freedom |
| estates general | government body of France; consisted of the 3 estates |
| first estate | clergy; paid no taxes |
| second estate | nobles; paid no taxes |
| third estate | middle class to urban (city) and rural poor |
| problem with the Estates general | 1st and 2nd estates outvoted the third estate |
| Tennis Court Oath | 3rd estate promised to write a new Constitution |
| National Government | name the 3rd estate gave to the government they formed |
| Bastille | symbol of King's power; attacked; beginning of French Revolution |
| Declaration of Rights of Man | declared all men in France equal |
| Liberty, Equality, Fraternity | slogan of French Revolution |
| Reign of Terror | name given to the radical, bloody part of the French Revolution |
| guillotine | used to execute people such as King Louis and Marie Antoinette during Reign of Terror |
| Robespierre | leader of the Reign of Terror |
