French Revolution

2. A prison that was raided at the beginning of the French Revolution
7. Court Oath, An oath taken by members of the National Assembly to keep meeting until the constitution was complete
9. General, An assembly of individuals from the three estates
11. Great Fear, A panic that spread across France where peasants would vandalize and destroy nobles belongings
12. Took control of the government and started the Reign of Terror
15. Revolution, Supporting this was one of the reasons for France's debt

1. Estate, Made up almost 97% of the French population, and was mostly middle class and peasants
3. XVI, King of France from 1774 to 1792
4. of Terror, A period of time during the French Revolution where many people were executed for being believed to be against the new government
5. of the Rights of Man and Citizen, States that all men are free and created equal, that all people should have the rights of freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of religion, as well as no group was exempt from taxation
6. What the First and Second Estates didn't have to pay but the Third did
8. Assembly, An assembly created by the Third Estate with the purpose to draft a constitution for France
10. Antoinette, Queen of France and wife to the last King of France
13. Estate, Made up 2% of the French population, was mostly nobility
14. Estate, Made up 1% of the French population, was mostly bishops, monks, and nuns