The French Revolution

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  1. 2. A theory that all knowledge comes from experience.
  2. 5. The name for the French taxation on salt.
  3. 9. A pledge taken after the 3rd Estate formed its own government, promising the continuous meeting of the group until a new government was formed.
  4. 13. A negative balance that a citizen or the government as a whole accumulates when expenses are greater than the wealth they have; a lack or shortage of money.
  5. 14. Members of the aristocracy, especially a noble.
  6. 16. A radical group who wanted extreme change in the government of France.
  7. 18. The name given to Louis XVI after the Monarchy was abolished in 1792.
  8. 20. A system of government in which a country is controlled by a monarch who is not restricted by law nor by custom; persisted in France until 1792.
  9. 21. 10% of one's income; Church could demand this from peasants.
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  1. 1. A feudal lord of an estate or manor.
  2. 3. Something unable to be given or taken away.
  3. 4. Devotion to one's region, rather than their own country.
  4. 6. A movement in the culture of Europe and the United States during the 18th century, involving intellectuals who wanted an improvement in society.
  5. 7. A status that was not hereditary, but required education, wealth, and connections to become part of it; made up less than 1% of the population.
  6. 8. The name of a revolutionary who believed that an ideal government would allow the ruler and elected officials to hold separate powers.
  7. 10. To prohibit citizens from hearing, seeing, or reading certain information or ideas.
  8. 11. Individuals who have been paid and hired to take part in a certain conflict but are not part of that country's army or other government organization; fight for the money rather than political change
  9. 12. A meeting of intellectuals to discuss new ideas, most often held in one's home.
  10. 15. Revolutionary intellectuals at the time of the French Revolution who gathered to discuss politics, science, history, and economics; changed how people looked at religion and general ideas.
  11. 17. The French name for direct tax.
  12. 19. A radical revolutionary who was murdered by Charlotte Corday to "... save 100,000 [lives]".