French Revolution

1. The meeting summoned by the king where each Estate had one vote, which was unjust because the Third Estate had more population.
6. The method of execution widely used in the French revolutions and the years after.
9. Regime The feudalistic, hierarchical system that governed France before the French Revolution.
12. French nobles who fled France after the French Revolution.
13. The list of grievances and complaints that each Estate brought to the Estates-General.
14. XVI The las king of France, since he was dethroned and killed in the French Revolution.
15. The political group who initially led the revolution but was more moderate.

2. A synonym for the nobles. In the Old Regime they had many privileges, such as not paying most taxes.
3. Assembly The assembly created after the Estates-General which gave more power to the Third Estate.
4. Middle class French citizens who did not have the privileges of the Aristocracy.
5. fear The period that preceded and caused the French Revolution. Peasants feared for their lives because of rumored threats from the nobles and also famine.
7. Court Oath The creation of a new constitution by the National Assembly.
8. spending When the government spends more money than what they received from taxes. This happened to the French government in the years before the French Revolution in 1789.
10. Prison that was stormed by the revolutionaries and initiated the French Revolution.
11. The political group led by Robespierre, which was very radical and advocated for the execution of the king.