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arrogant: having an attitude of superiority
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ceded: formally surrendered posseession of a territory
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Civil Constitution for the Clergy: made the Catholic Church under government control
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Committed for Public Safety: the group of men in the revolutionary government who oversaw the activities of the Reign of Terror
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controversial: Not subject to complete agreement; subject to dispute
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: first constitution of the French Revolution
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econimic depression: a perid of severe economic downturn and high unemployment
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emigres: poeple who leave their country for political reasons
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escalating: increasing
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extravagent: a person with lavish and expensive habits
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extremist: a person that holds extreme views
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First Estate: made up of the clergy
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French and Indian War: the american branch of the seven years' war
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Georges Danton: Member of Jacobins and important leader of the French Revolution
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Girondists: a political group that opposed the readical jacobins during the French Revolution.
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Hebertists: a group led by newspaper editor Rene Hebert that wanted to increase the activities of the Reign of Terror.
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hereditary titles: Titles that signify noble rank that can be passed on in aristocratic families
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influential: able to influence things
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Jacobin Dictatorship: the era of the Reign of Terror when members of hte Jacobin Club controlled the government.
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Jean-Paul Marat: the Jacobin leader who was murdered in his bathtub. Newspaper
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King Louis XVI: the king of France who was beheaded during the French Revolution
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Legislative Assembly: Second government of the French Revolution
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Marie Antoinette: Queen of France during the French Revolution. She was a woman of very wasteful habits known for spending vast sums of money on herself
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moderate: a person not given to political extremism, a "middle-of-the-road" type
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Napolean Bonaparte: Military Leader who overthrew the Directory and later became the emperor of France
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National Assembly: the first government of the French Revolution that was formed by the Thid Estatein May of 1789