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Estates General - P, France
The E.G. was called because the Financial Crisis could not be solved. Had not been called since 1614 -
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Royalty - P, France
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were the Royal family in power at the time. Both were looked upon badly. -
Jacobins - R, P FRANCE
Part of 3d estate. Most advanced political group. Ideas from Rousseau Social Contract
Girondists = form of Jacobins, less extreme -
Estates - P, S - France
Three different estates 1st Estate - Clergy 2nd Estate - Nobility/aristocrisy 3rd Estate - everyone else! -
Doleances - P, S France
List of Grievances presented by E.G. to king, wanted more rights, wanted more free press -
Assignats - P, R - France
Gov't beonds, assem. issued more to get rid of debt but inflation went up so prince went down. -
Riots - S, E - FRANCE
- Storming Bastille
- Women's Bread Riot
- bands of Jesus
- Sans-culotte
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Tennis Ct. Oath - P, France
Gave oath not to leave Tennis Ct. until constitution was created -
Great Fear - S, P
Peasant uprising. Chateaux burned. Peasnants determined to take control. -
Thermidorian Reaction - S, P - FRANCE
Things return to "normal",
'white terror' = those associated with R of T executed
Cath. returns, as do regular gender roles
Directory = 2/3 come from Convention -
Reign of Terror - S, P, E - FRANCE
Republic of Virtue - based of Rousseau's Social Contract, " to sacrifice oneself for the good of the republic,"
Robbespierre - 'head' of Commit. for Pub. safe. strict republican. Did not support war, but supported Repub. of virt.
Tribunals = "enemies" of state, but soon tried anyone without good evidence