Chapter 9 Vocab Words Flashcards
Tax on property and land -
Taille
French society divided into three sections:
Estates
Middle class -
Bourgeoisie
Pants that indicated what class you were in
Sans culottes
Qualified voters -
Electors
Overthrow of the government -
Coup de’ etat
Identity of people through language , religion , and symbols -
Nationalism
Ideas saying that people should be as free as possible from government -
Liberalism
Philosophy based on tradition, social stability, and organized religion
Conservatism
Wrote declaration of rights of man -
National Assembly
Bastille -
Prison the peasants stormed into demanding weapons
Clergy -
First estate
Nobility -
Second estate
Common townspeople -
Third estate
To protect France from threat of foreign invasion, they adopted 6 policies. What is this called ?
Reign of terror
Bread -
Women charged the palace screaming BREAD
Vowed to meet till new constitution was made. What was this called ?
Tennis court oath
Two house legislature elected by male citizens, and a five man directory -
The directory
Acts as a ruling body of France -
National Convention
Everyone has right to vote -
Universal suffrage
Special committee of twelve -
Committee of public safety
Three parts of the grand empire -
1) French empire , 2) dependent states. 3) allied states