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| Highest class made up of the clergy |
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| 2nd highest class of the French class system |
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| The lowest class of the French Class system which included farmers, city dwellers and middle class (Bourgeoisie) |
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| King of France during the French Revolution |
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| Middle Class which was part of the 3rd estate but was often wealthier and more educated than those in the 1st and 2nd estate. |
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| Meeting where the three estates sent representatives to decide which group would be taxed. |
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| The Third Estate representatives left the estates general because it was unfair and created this new representative group. |
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| The National Assembly made a promise not to leave until they had a document explaining their demands to the King |
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| Citizens of Paris broke into the armory and political prison. It was considered to be French Independence day and the beginning of the French Revolution. |
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| Declaration of Rights of Man |
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| The document the National Assembly drafted which was a list of basic rights the people demanded from the King. Considered to be the French Bill of Rights. |
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| Members of the first and second estate that fled France and went to Austria and Prussia. |
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| Period of time when the a group called the Jacobins hunted down all the people from the 1st and 2nd estate were putting them to the Guillotine |
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| Leader of the Jacobins who were responsible for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution |
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| The General who came to power during the French Revolution and created an Empire before being defeated by the European Coalition |
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| Civil Code/Napoleonic Code |
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| The document that Napoleon brought to all the lands he defeated which gave the citizens equal rights. |
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| A group of countries that work together. During the French Revolution England, Russia, Prussia and Austria worked together to defeat France. |
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| Napoleon’s attempt to defeat England by not allowing his European Empire or Allies to trade England |
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| Leaders of Austria, Prussia, Russia and England met to determine what would happen in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. They wanted to make sure that no new revolution started. |
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