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Where did the Age of Reason occur?
Europe
Who argued that people have natural rights, including the right to life, liberty, and the ownership of property?
Locke
Which happened first? French Revolution or American Revolution?
American Revolution
When did the French Revolution begin?
1789
Who took power when the French Revolution ended?
Napoleon
How many social classes were the French people divided into under the estates system?
3
What happened when Napoleon attacked Russia?
Harsh winter killed 100,000 soldiers and Napoleon retreated
Where was Napoleon's final battle?
Waterloo
Social class during the French Revolution
Estate
clergy, church officials
First Estate
Nobles
Second Estate
workers, bankers, doctors, lawyers, peasants
Third Estate
middle class of the third estate
Bougeoisie
overthrow the government by force
coup d'etat
the legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates
Estates-General
a legislative body made up of the Third Estate
National Assembly
