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French Revolution
14 cards·by Matthew Blitch
Human Rights
basic rights given to all people
American Patriots
people who favored independence from Great Britain
American Patriots
people who favored independence from Great Britain
tyranny
unjust ise of power by the french monarchy
estates
social classes
aristocracy
nobles
bourgeoisie
middle class
National Assembly
government consiting of delegates from the third estate
Declaration of rights of man of the citizen
said that government got its power from the people not the king
radiclals
people who favored quick and far reaching changes to set up a new government
Reign of terror
to chrush opposition to the revolution the national convention set up the committe of public
saftey to run the country
directory
to run the government but it lacked the support of the people
coup d'etat
swift seizure of government
napoleonic code
ricreated a new legal system based on enlightenment ideals called the napoleonic code