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Term | Definition |
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human rights | the basic rights given to all people. |
American patriots | American colonists who favored independence from Great Britain. |
tyranny | the unjust use of power. The French monarchy is an example. |
estates | French social classes. |
aristocracy | nobles, made up the Second Estate. |
bourgeoisie | middle class, at the top of the Third Estate. |
National Assembly | a government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate. |
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | document written by the Marquis de Lafayette, with advice from Thomas Jefferson, and adopted by the National Assembly. Stated that government got its power from the people, and it stated basic freedoms. |
radicals | people who favor quick and far-reaching changes. |
Reign of Terror | during this time 40,000 people who were suspected of being disloyal to the revolution were executed, as was the Austrian-born Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. It lasted 11 months. |
Directory | a five-person council set up by the leaders of the middle class to run the government. It lacked the support of the people |
coup d’etat | a swift seizure of government |
Napoleonic Code | Napoleon created a new legal system based on Enlightenment ideals |