French Revolution
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- 3. he was the last French absolute king before the fall of the French monarchy in the French Revolution.
- 6. term used by the French to designate the system of government that existed before the French Revolution.
- 8. was a wave of panic that swept through the French countryside, peasants and townspeople feared aristocrat plots and mobilized attacking manorial houses.
- 10. the 3rd state called the nobility and the clergy in reference to the garment they wore.
- 11. revolutionary assembly composed of the 3rd state during the French Revolution.
- 12. after the creation of the first republic, there was a series of state sanctioned massacres and executions.
- 14. a machine with heavy blades used for beheading people.
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- 1. when the government spends in excess of their revenue, spending more than they produce.
- 2. strong government which could deal with needs of war, economic chaos and rebellion.
- 4. five-member governing committee in the French Republic, from 1795 to 1799.
- 5. was an agreement that the 3rd state did, that said: not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdom is established.
- 7. was created to provide a new constitution after the fall of the French monarchy.
- 9. was an important fortress in Paris that play an important role in the French Revolution.
- 10. the legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates.
- 13. report of concerning policy of a parliamentary body.