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Marie Antoinette
Last queen of France before the French Revolution -
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Robespierre
French Politician -
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National Assembly
Elected legislature in France during the first part of the French Revolution -
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1st Estate
One of the three estates into which society was divided -
Tennis Court Oath
Members of the French Estates-General for the third estate took the tennis court oath "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established" -
Fall of Bastille
The bastille was captured and the revolution began -
The Woman's March on Versailles
The woman were upset about the high prices of bread so they gathered in the marketplace, ransacked the city armory, and then marched to the Palace of Versailles and pressed their demands upon King Louis XVI -
Constitution of 1791
French constitution created by the national assembly -
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Girondins
Loosely knit political faction during the French Revolution -
Suffrage
Right to vote in political elections (male citizens) -
Monarchy Abolished in France
In August, King Louis XVI and Queen Mary Antoinette were imprisoned for treason and in September the monarchy was abolished -
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Reign of Terror
Purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders -
Louis XVI Executed
Turning point of the Revolution (killed by guillotine) -
Committee of Public Safety
Political body of the French Revolution that gained virtual control over France during the reign of terror -
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Age of Napoleon
He took over France and got involved in wars (won some lost some) but had made France a large empire before losing a major battle in 1815 -
Guillotine
Machine with a heavy blade used for beheading people