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Ancien Regime
The Old Way in France before the revolution with the king and nobles having all the power
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Estate
a social class in France. There were three estates in the Ancien Regime
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Estates
General- The parliament in France before the revolution
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National Assembly
The parliament in France after the revolution started
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Slogan of the French Revolution
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
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Sans Culottes
"without knee breeches"- long pants of the workers, symbol of the revolution
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Guillotine
Instrument of execution in France
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Bastille
Ancient French prison
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Bastille Day
July 14, 1789- the date recognized as the start of the French Revolution
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
Granted social equality to everyone in France
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Radicals
sat on the extreme left in the National Assembly. They wanted change right away. They wanted a violent overthrow of the government
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Moderates
sat in the middle- they wanted change to come slowly to France. They wanted a king under a constitution
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Reactionaries
sat to the extreme right- They wanted no change in the government. They wanted the Divine Right of Kings back.
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Reign of Terror
August, 1793- July, 1794: Time when the radicals were in charge of the revolution. They killed the enemies of the revolution.
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Directory
Time after the Reign of Terror- Five men ruling France and they were conservatives
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Coup d'etat
Blow at the State- A sudden, forcible overthrow of the government
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