| A | B |
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| Old Regime | the political system in France prior to 1789. |
| Louis XVI | The King of France as the revolution began. |
| Marie Antoinette | The wife of King Louis XVI |
| First Estate | Estate made up of clergy |
| Second Estate | Estate made up of aristocracy |
| Third Estate | Estate which contained 97% of French population. |
| Estates General | The law-making body in France prior to 1789. |
| guillotine | The machine developed to execute people in a more humane way. |
| 1789 | The year the French Revolution began. |
| 1791 | The year the first French constitution was written. |
| National Assembly | The law-making body in France after 1789. |
| Tennis Court Oath | A pledge by members of the National Assembly not to disband until a constitution was written. |
| Bastille | The fortress, turned prison, in Paris which housed political prisoners. |
| July 14, 1789 | The day that the Bastille was stormed. French Independence Day. |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | A document granting rights to most all of the citizens of France. |
| Commune | The name of the city government in Paris in 1792. |
| England | France's greatest enemy. |
| Austria | France goes to war with them in April, 1792. |
| universal manhood suffrage | The right of all adult men to vote |
| Committee of Public Safety | The organization developed to coordinate the defense of the new regime. |
| Reign of Terror | Lasted from summer of 1793-summer of 1794 |
| Reign of Terror | Period of time in France when thousands were killed who were thought to be enemies of the government. |
| Robispierre | Leader of the Committee of Public Safety. |
| Robispierre | Leader of the Jacobins. |
| Directory | The government in France from 1795-1799. |
| Corsica | Island on which Napoleon was born. |
| 1799 | The year that Napoleon overthroughs the French government. |
| First Consul | The title that Napoleon first gave himself. |
| Napoleonic Code | The set of laws that were developed by scholars under Napoleon. |
| Continental System | The name given to the blockade of Great Britain in an effort to strengthen the French economy. |
| nationalism | A great pride or devotion in one's country. |
| The height of Napoleon's power | 1807-1812 |
| Grand Army | The name of Napoleon's army. |
| Russia | The country into which Napoleon's army marched which would spell disaster. |
| conservative | These people wanted the status quo. Like the old way. |
| liberals | People who wanted change and reform. |
| moderates | "Middle of the road" people |
| Jacobins | The most liberal of all. |
| Girondins | of the two groups, the least liberal. |
| sans culottes | The new emerging middle class in France. |
| Hundred Days | The period of time when Napoleon returned from his first exile. |
| Waterloo | Napoleon's final defeat. |
| Duke of Wellington | He defeated Napoleon. |
| Elba | The island to which Napoleon was first exiled. |
| Josephine | Wife of Napoleon |
| St. Helena | The island on which Napoleon died. |
| Louis XVIII | He replaced Napoleon. |
