French Revolution

Fall of the Bastille

July 14 1789

Estates General

Parliamentary body made up of members of each estate; ancient regime; 2:1 voting system

the clergy

The First Estate included in French society.

the Third Estate

The bourgeoisie in France belonged to this Estate.

The Reign of Terror

The period of time in which he guillotine was used to execute many anti revolutionaries in France

Tennis Court Oath

The pledge by the third estate proclaimed it the sovereign power of France while promising to create a constitution

the Jacobins

This "left" faction, named after a political club, first came to prominence during the Legislative Assembly and it dominated the National Convention

Declaration of the Rights of Man

This 1789 document became the blueprint for the French Constitution of 1791 and was largely based on classical liberalism.

American Revolution

This earlier foreign Revolution contributed to France's enormous debt and also inspired liberals to demand more political liberty

National Assembly

This governing body wanted a constitutional monarchy in France

San-culottes

This radical group supported Robespierre and the Jacobins

Committee of Public Safety

This small group, led by Robespierre, oversaw the Reign of Terror

Bastille

This structure represented the Old Regime to the citizens of Paris

Storming of the Bastille

This violent event in Paris on July 14, 1789, inadvertently saved the National Assembly. Paris was now lost to the king!

peasants

were the greatest number of victims under "The Terror"