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Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principals of the Enlightenment?
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(Third Party) people who were peasants
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What issue led to the first meeting of the Estate-General in 175 years?
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They were afraid the nobles and clergy would gang up and try to rise taxes. They wanted to start a democracy so called a meeting.
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Why did the National Assembly lose the support of many French peasants?
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The National assembly decided to reform the status of the church the peasants did not want to loose the religion.
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Which group imposed the reign of terror?
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The region of terror was a political period of violence after the onset of the french Revolution between the Gulonadins and the Jacobin's.
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Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?
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A group called the convection who captured him, and ultimately had put to death.
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My clas
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What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?
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The British victory spectacularly confirmed the naval supremacy that Britain had established during the past century.
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How did great Britain react to the continental system?
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Britain was relatively unaffected. Merchants responded by finding new markets and turning to smuggling.
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What is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
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The government was taxing common people regularly and paying half of its revenues to cover debts owed to aristocrats and etc
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In what way did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the third estate?
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They were fond of expensive clothing and elegant living.
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What issue arose after the king called for the Estates- General to meet?
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The Parlement of Paris were created because of fear that the crown would take advantage of this to 'fix' the Estates General.
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How did Admiral Nelson defeat the French Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar?
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Rapidly closing in on the French, early on October 21, Nelson's 27 battleships caught their 33 French and Spanish counterparts....
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