Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Statement of revolutionary ideals adopted by National Assembly
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Slogan for members of the French Revolution
Legislative Assembly
New law-making body created by the constitution adopted in 1791 by the National Assembly
radicals
Members of this law-making body who opposed the idea of monarchy and wanted sweeping governmental change
emigres
Term used to describe nobles who had fled France and who hoped to restore the Old Regime
guillotine
Device used as a means of execution during the French Revolution
sans-culottes
Parisian workers who wanted extremely radical change in government
Jacobins
Radical political organization that in September 1792 abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic
Robes Pierre
Became leader of the Committee of Public Safety and ruled France virtually as a dictator
Reign of Terror
Period of time during which Maximilian Robespierre governed France.
Georges Danton
Well-known Jacobin and lawyer eventually executed for being less radical than Robespierre
Directory
Executive body created in 1795 as part of a new plan of government
First Estate
Made up of: Clergy
Attitude toward Enlightenment Ideas: Against
Second Estate
Made up of: Nobles
Attitude toward Enlightenment Ideas: Against
Third Estate
Made up of: Bourgeoisie, Peasants
Attitude toward Enlightenment Ideas: For
Which groups in France made up each one of the three estates?
a. First: Clergy
b. Second: Nobles
c. Third: Bourgeoisie and the Poor
What role did the "Enlightenment" play in driving the French people to participate in the Revolution?
The ideas of Rousseau, Locke, and other philosophes
What do you think the majority of French people wanted to see changed as a result of the Revolution?
All people sharing the same set of laws not matter what your social class.
Napoleon Bonaparte
French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars.
Napoleonic Empire
Also known as the first french empire
National Convention
a single-chamber assembly in France from 21 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 (4 Brumaire IV under the Convention's adopted calendar) during the French Revolution.
National assembly
existed from June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789, was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General
Levee en Masse
army or the public safety committee lead by Robespierre, contained a massive number of people and was the bias of napoleons domination of Europe.