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French Revolution and Napoleon
World Studies Woodcreek High School Ms. Cottrell
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History
10th Grade
09/19/2012

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Abdicate
Definition
To give up or step down from power.
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Ancient Regime
Definition
Old order. System of government in pre-revolution France.
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Bourgeoisie
Definition
The middle class.
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Continental System
Definition
Blockade designed by Napoleon to hurt Britain economically by closing European ports to British goods. Ultimately unsuccessful.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
Definition
Document written by the National Assembly which guaranteed rights to French citizens. Modeled on the American Declaration of Independence.
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Deficit Spending
Definition
Situation in which a government spends more money than it take in.
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Estate
Definition
Social class.
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Faction
Definition
Dissenting group of people.
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Estates-General
Definition
Legislative body consisting of representatives of the 3 estates.
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Guerrilla Warfare
Definition
Fighting carried on through hit-and-run raids.
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Guillotine
Definition
Device used during the Reign of Terror to execute thousands by beheading.
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Jacobins
Definition
Member of a radical political club during the French Revolution.
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Legitimacy
Definition
Principle by which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored.
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Louis XVI
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Absolute monarch of France. Executed by the National Convention for treason.
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Napoleon
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Emperor of France. Reformed France and created the Grand Empire. Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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Napoleonic Code
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Body of French civil laws introduced in 1804; served as model for many nation's civil codes.
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Nationalism
Definition
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country.
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Robespierre
Definition
Led the Committee of Public Safety and led the Reign of Terror.
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Sans-Culotte
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Working-class who made the French Revolution more radical; called such because he or she wore long trousers instead of fancy knee breeches that the upper class wore.
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Scorched-Earth Policy
Definition
Military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy.
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Suffrage
Definition
Right to vote.
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