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"Reign of Terror" Assembly of Notables anyone opposed to the radical activities of the sans-culottes was beheaded by the guillotine gathering of French nobles, prelates, and magistrates who refused to compromise when it came to the financial situation of France bourgeoisie middle class in France cahiers de doleances advocated a constitutional government Calonne controller-general of finances in France who proposed a complete revamping of the fiscal and administravtie system of the state Civil Code (Code Napoleon) recognized the principle of the equality of all citizens before the law Civil Constitution of the Clergy stated that bishops and priests of the Catholic church would be elected by the people and paid by the state Committee of Public Safety led France after the king was beheaded Common Sense pamphlet written by Thomas Paine who argued that is was ridiculous for "a continent to be perpetually governed by an island" Concordat agreement between the Catholic church and Napleon that made the church no longer an enemy of the French government Continental System attempt by Napoleon to prevent British goods from reaching the European continent in order to weaken Britain economically Declaration of Pillnitz issued by Frederick II of Prussia and Leopold II of Austira and invited other European monarchs to put the king of France back into power Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen charter of basic liberties that was influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Declaration of Independence Directory relied on the military to maintain it's power French Revolution (1789) provided a model of revolution for Europe and was the political movement that inaugurated the rest of the political world Girondins wanted to keep the French king alive Great Fear fear of invasion by foreign troops throughout France Jacobins redical deputies who served primarily as discussion groups Law of 14 Frimaire Committee of Public Safety sought to centralize the administration of France Law of the General Maximum established price controls on goods delared of first neccessity League of Armed Neutrality formed by Russia to protect neutral ships from British attack Legislative Assembly where sovereign power was invested Mountain condemned Louis XIV of France to death Napoleon emperor of France who ended the French Revolution with his coup d'etat National Assembly composed of the Third Estate whose goal was to draw up a new constitution for France National Convention did not go any farther than agreeing to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic nationalism cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols Olympe de Gouges author of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen who insisted that women should have the same rights as men Paris Commune led by Danton this group sought revenge on those who aided the king prefects hired by Napolean and were responsible for supervising all aspects of local government in France Robespierre leader of the Committee of Public Safety who intiated the Reign of Terror sans-culottes ordinary patriots without fine clothes Segur Law attempt to limit the sale of military officerships to fourth-generation nobles in France Society for Revolutionary Republican Women composed of working class women in France who vowed "to rush to the defense of the Fatherland" Storming of the Bastille an uprising where the Bastille, a prison and also the symbol of triumph over depotism, was demolished Tennis Court Oath when the Third Estate found themselves locked out of the meeting place for the Estates-General they moved to a nearby tennis court and swore they would continue to meet until the had produced a French constitution Thermidorean Reaction period after the Reign of Terror where the Revolution began to slow down Treaty of Paris (1783) recognized independence of American colonies Waterloo final defeat of Napoleon