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The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge made by the Third Estate to promise to not stop meeting until they had a stable constitutional government.

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Natural Rights were the ideas John Locke came up with. He said people are born with life, liberty, and property.

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King Louis the XVI was the king of France that started the Revolution. He was the one that spent too much money and had the people revolt. He married Marie Antoinette, who was a empress in Austria. This then made alliance with the nations. They were both later executed during the Reign of Terror.

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The Old Regime was the political and social system of France before the Revolution took place. They are also known as the Old Order.

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The Three Estates were the social classes
First Estate: Clerks, Kings
Second Estate: Nobles
Third Estate: Bourgeois, peasants

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The Great Fear was a period of time that people spread rumors of an ¨aristocratic conspiracy¨ by the king, to overthrow the Third Estate.

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John Locke was a Western-philosopher who had his own ideas of government and natural rights. He was also one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers. He thought that people were born with three natural rights: Life, liberty, and property. He inspired Thomas Jefferson and many more enlightenment thinkers.

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Napoleon had a couple of long lasting achievements. One being the lycées or schools ran by the government. This required average people and kids to go to school. This provided and education for a numerous amount of people.

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These revolutions were up-springs for self-government.

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The Congress of Vienna was made by many nations to draw up a peace plan for Europe. The most important person was Klemens von  Metternich. He shaped the peace conditions that were finally accepted. The three main goals were that:
1. The French would not attack another country again
2. The balance of power
3. Legitimacy
The three goals were met after a while and none of the great powers fought against one another for another 40 years.

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Napoleon Bonaparte was the man who took control of France after the Reign of Terror was finished with. He sent troops to take over the government, and he declared himself the leader of France. He helped France positively and negatively. He made the Napoleonic code which stated that all people were declared equal before the law. There were no longer special privileges for Nobles, Churchmen or rich people. It also stated that religious freedom was guaranteed.

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The Reign of Terror was an event on the French Revolution that lasted from 1793 to 1794. It´s leader was Maximilian Robespierre who´s main goal was to undo what France has done. It had to do with lots of bloodshed and death. It ended the life of King Louis the XVI and Robespierre himself.

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The estates general were all three estates that came together to talk about taxation.

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The representatives of France organized a National Assembly which was there to be an legislative body. The National Assembly saw that they needed laws and people needed rights. Therefore, they made the Declaration of the Rights of Man. It stated that all men are born free and equal in rights.

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The French and American Revolution were very similar but at the same time different. They both tried to escape from someones rule. For the Americans, they tried to break free from Britain´s rule. France on the other hand, was trying to escape from the King´s rule.

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1.) Economy, Political, and Social Conditions

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1.) Economy, Political, and Social Conditions

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What led to the French Revolution?  Thanks to King Louis the XVI he made the events to start the Revolution. First he was wasting lots of money. He spent it on two wars, one with the Americans. More than 90% of the citizens were peasants.  The rest were nobles and royalty. Because France was spending so much money on the war, they had to have large taxes. This led to the people revolting and starting the Revolution.