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French Revolution
unit vocabulary
13 cards·by tmiddleton
human rights
The basic rights given to all people.
American Patriots
People who favored independence from Great Britain
Tyranny
The unjust of power, by the french monarchy.
Estates
Social classes
Aristocracy
Nobles, made up the second estate
Bourgeoisie
middle class, stood at the top of the Third Estate
National Assembly
A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate.
Declartion of Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Government gots its power from people and not king
Radicals
People who favored quick and far reaching changes
region of terror
to crush the opposition to revolution
Directory
Middle class leaders set up a five person council
Coup d-etat
Swift seizure of government
Napoleonic Code
Created new leagal system based on Enlightment ideals