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SS Vocab. # 6
Term | Definition |
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Human Rights | the basic rights given to all people |
American Patriots | people who favored independence from Great Britain |
Tyranny | the unjust use of power, by the French monarchy |
Estates | social classes |
Aristocracy | nobles that made up the Second Estate |
Bourgeoisie | middle class, stood at the top of the Third Estates |
Estates General | an assembly made up of representatives from all three estates |
National Assembly | a government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate |
Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen | was written by Marquis de Lafayette with advice from Thomas Jefferson. |
Radicals | people who favor quick and far reaching changes |
The Reign Of Terror | 40,000 people, including Marie Antoinette died of execution |
Coup d' etat | swift seizure of government |
Napoleonic Code | enlightenment ideals |