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Unit 3 French Revolution Flashcards

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Taille

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Tax in France on common people by the king or an overlord

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Old Regime

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The political and social system that existed in France before the revolution of 1789

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Louis XVI

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King of France from 1774 to 1791 ; was executed during the French Revolution

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Marie Antoinette

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King Louis XVI’s wife, daughter of Maria Theresa from Austria

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Estates General

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Three different estates : Clergy , Nobles & peasants ; legislative assembly

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National Assembly

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Created by all of Third Estate & some man of the 1st & 2nd estate , to start a New France constitution

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Bastille

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Prison used by the Kings of France

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Tennis Court Oath

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The third estate & some men of the 1st and 2nd estate met up at the tennis court & made an oath that they would not leave it until they had a new French Constitution

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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Passed by France’s National Constituent Assembly in August 1789

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Assignats

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Any of the notes issued as paper currency in France (1789-1796) by the Revolutionary government and secured by confiscated lands

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Èmigré

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An emigrant , esp one is forced to leave his native country for political reasons

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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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A law passed on July 12,1790 during the French Revolution , that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government

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Girondins

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Political faction in France in 1792-93 within the Legislative assembly and the national convention during the French Revolution

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Jacobins

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Support a centralized republic , with power made at the national level in contemporary usage

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Peninsular War

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In an effort to get Portugal to accept the continental system Napolean sent San invasion force through Spain . But Spanish peasant fighters began to ambush the French army and eventually made Napolean retreat

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Sans-Culottes

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Were the radical left-wing partisans of the lower classes , typically urban laborers, which dominated france

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Declaration of Pillnitz

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A stamens issued on August 27, 1791 at Pillnitz Castle by the Habsburg holy roman emperor Leopold II & Frederick William II of Prussia , declare joint support of the HRE & of Prussia For King Louis XVI of France against the French Revolution

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The terror

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Was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution incited by conflict between rival political factions , the Girondins & Jacobins , and marked by mass executions of the Revolution

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Committee of Public Safety

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Created in March 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793

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Maximillian Roberspierre

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A French political leader of the 18th century A Jacobin a radical leader of the French Revolution. headed the committee of Public Safety responsible for the rain of terror was later executed

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The directory

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5 males who had executive power in France , which constitutes the second to last stage of the French Revolution

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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(1769-1821) emperor of the French. responsible for many French Revolution reforms as well as conquering most of Europe he was defeated at Waterloo and died several years later on the island of St. Helena

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Dechristianize

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To cause to turn from Christianity

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Thermidorian reaction

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A revolt within the French Revolution against the excess of the rain of terror it was triggered by a vote of the national convention to execute Maximilian Robespierre ,Louis Antonie de Saint-Just and several other leading members of the terror

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Constitution of 1791
The first written constitution of friends created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the ancient regime
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Constitution of 1793
The second constitution written and approved during the French or Lucian passed by the national convention on June 24, 1783 illegally created the French first republic which had been established on September 22, 1792 the Constitution was based on the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen of 1782 which it added several rights
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Constitution of 1795
The Constitution of August 22 17 in the five was a national Constitution of friends ratified by the national convention on August 22, 1795 during the French Revolution
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Consulat
The French Consulate
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Concordat of 1801
An agreement between the Polian and Pope Pius VII signed on 15 July 1801 it's solid find the Roman Catholic Church as a majority church of friends and brought back most of it civil status
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Treaty of Amiens
Temporarily ended hostile's between the French Republic and the United Kingdom during the French Revolutionary wars
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Talleyrand
A French version of politician and diplomat due to a lame leg he was not able to start a military career as expected by his family
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Metternich
A politician and statesmen of Rhenish extraction and one of the most important diplomats of his they're serving of the Austrians Empire Foreign Minister from 1809 and Chancellor from 1821 until the liberal revolutions of 1848 Forced to his resignations
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Continental system
Foreign-policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against Great Britain during Napoleonic wars
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Battle of Trafalgar
A naval engagement five by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish name ease during the war of the third coalition of the Napoleonic wars
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Napoleonic code
The French Civil Code established under Napoleon the first in 1804 The code forbade privileges based on birth allowed freedom of religion and specify the government job to go to the most qualified
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French Revolution of 1830
Also know as the July Revolution , Second French Revolution or Trois Gloriesus in French , saw the overthrow of King Charles X
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July Monarchy
The reign of Louis Philippe
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Anti corn law league
Restrictions on grain and corn
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Chartism
Working class movement
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Manchester school
Famous school in England
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Robert Peal
Man with many bad ideas in Britain
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Catholic Emancipation
Process of reducing and removing many RC restrictions
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Louis Phillippe
Leader of the orleanist party
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Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist uprising
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Joseph Bonaparte
Brother of Napolean appointed king of France
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Congress system
System used by congress
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Holy Alliance
Alliance of the holy powers
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Carlsbad decrees
Set of restrictions introduced after a conference held in Carlsbad
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Corn laws
Tariffs of the imported grain
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Congress Poland
The Poland congress
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Joseph Mazzini
Italian politician , journalist and activist
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Robert Owen
A welsh social reformer and one of founders of the utopian socialism
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Jeremy Bentham
Was a brutish philosopher , jurists, and social reformer
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Carbonari
We're groups of secret revolutionary societies
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The subjection of women
Woman not receiving the same right as men
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Elizabeth Candy Stanton
Leading figure of the woman's right movement
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Liberalism
A political philosophy or worldview a founded on ideas of liberty
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John Stuart mill
Social politicial theory's and political economy
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Liberalism
A political philosophy of world view founded on ideas of liberty
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Elizabeth cady Stanton
Leading figure of the woman's rights movement
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Carbonati
Groups of secret revolutionary societies
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Jeremy Bentham
British Philisopher, jurist and social reformer
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Robert Owen
A welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism
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Joseph Mazzini
Italian politician journalist
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Congress Poland
The Poland congress
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Carlsbad decrees
Set of restrictions introduced after a conference held in Carlsbad
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Corn laws
Tariffs of the imported grain
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Holy Alliance
Alliance of the holy powers
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Congress system
System used by congress
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Joseph Bonaparte
Brother of Napolean appointed king of France
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December revolt
The Decembrist uprising
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Louis phillippe
Leader of the orleanist party
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Catholic emancipation
Process of reducing and removing many RC restrictions
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Robert peal
Man with many bad Britain ideas
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Manchester school
Famous school in England
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Chartism
Working class movement
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July monarchy
The reign of Louis Philippe
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Anti corn law league
Restrictions on grain and corn

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