1-3 Vocab Flashcards
Ancien regime
old order; system of government in pre-revolution France
estates
social classes
bourgeoisie
the middle class
deficit spending
situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in
Estates-General
legislative body made up of representatives of the three estates in prerevolutionary France
cahiers
notebook used during the French revolution to record grievances
Tennis Court Oath
famous oath made on a tennis court by members of the Third Estate in France
Bastille
fortress in Paris used as a prison; French Revolution began when Parisians stormed it in 1789
Marquis de Lafayette
The aristocratic “hero of two worlds” who fall along side George Washington in the American revolution
Robespierre
A shrewd lawyer and politician, rose to the leadership of the committee of public safety
Marie Antoinette
Austrian born queen, daughter of Maria Theresa and sister of Joseph the second
Republic
System of government in which officials are chosen by the people
Jacobins
member of a radical political club during the French revolution
Sans-culottes
working class man or woman who made the French revolution more radical; called such because he or she wore long trousers instead of the fancy kneebreeches that the upper class wore
emigres
person who flees his or her country for political reasons
