Means old system. In France this term referred to the old political system under which the king ruled the country. - Ancien régime, French word for the middle-class or Third Estate - Bourgeoisie, The meeting of representatives of all three Estates to discuss the issue of taxation in France - Estates-General, The alternative meeting of the Third Estate when they left the Estates-General - National Assembly, The Parisian prison stormed on 14th July 1789 - The Bastille, Name given to the Parisian poor, tradesmen and workers who supported the revolution - Sans-culottes, An armed force of the ordinary people of Paris headed by Marquis de Lafayette - National Guard, A flag with three colours. The French flag represents the blue and red of Paris and the white of the Bourbon (French) kings appears in the middle - Tricolore, A form of government with an elected head of government rather than a monarch - Republic, The French Parliament established in 1791 - Legislative Assembly, A form of government in which there is a monarch but he/she has no political power - Constitutional Monarchy, The name for the many French who fled France for other European countries out of fear for their lives - Émigrés, Over 1,000 people were executed in September 1792 on suspicion of not supporting the revolution - September Massacres , An important political party of radical politicians who believed it was necessary to execute anyone who opposed the revolution - Jacobins, A 12-man group created to remove anyone who they thought opposed the revolution - Committee of Public Safety, The period of 1793 to 1794 during which over 40,000 people were executed on suspicion of being enemies of the revolution - Reign of Terror, A five-member group set up in 1794 to rule France - The Directory,

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