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Three classes of French were dividied: the clergy, the nobles, and the townspeople

Before the Revolution, French society was based on inequality. Since the middle ages, France's population was divided.

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An annual tax on land or property

Roman Despite controlling most of the wealth, neither the clergy nor the nobles had to pay.

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Middle class: merchants, industrialists,and professional people

The price of consumer goods increased and they had little money.

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Members of the Paris Comune

Without breeches

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Called a meeting of the Estates General

Had about 300 representatives

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Last queen of France

The wife of Louis XVI

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Individuals accepted to vote in an election

The Council of Elders accepted or rejected proposed Laws, and electors chose members of both houses.

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The overthrow of the government

In 1799 the successful and popular general NApoleon Bonaparte toppled the Directory in a coup d' etat

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The three traditional estates or classes of French society

The cleary, the nobility, and the commoners

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Revolutionary in France govern from Sep-oct 1795

Happen during the French Revolution

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Military leader and emperor

He expanded the French Empire across all Europe

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Led by the Committe of Public Safety

Figures like Maximilien Robespierre headed it

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The main purpose of this was to protect the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion

The committee's influence waned after the fall of Robespierre in July 1794.

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Government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799

In theory, it was a republic, but in fact, Napoleon held absolute power.

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The identity of a person based on culture, language, religion, and national symbols

A new era was born when the French people decided that they were the nation.

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Marched his armies through the German states, Spain, Italy, and Poland

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Set of Laws established under Napoleon it was indicated in 1804

The code was significant for its clear and accessible laws which was equality before the law..etc

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A philosophy based on tradition and social stability

Believed that religion was crucial to keep order in society.

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Powers have the right to send armies into countries where there are revolutions.

Held that people should be free from government restraint.

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Wanted to create a stable and peaceful Europe

Aiming to restore monarchies that had been overthrown during the French Revolution and Napoleon Wars.

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People should be free as possible from government restraint and civil liberties all rights should be protected