chapter 9 vocab words Flashcards
tax on property and land
taille
french society divided into three secttions -
estates
middle class -
bourgeoisie
pants tht indicate what class you were in -
sans culottes
qualified voters -
electors
overthrow of governement -
coup de’ etat
identity of people rough language, religion, and symbols -
nationalism
ideas saying that people should be as free as possible from the governement -
liberalism
philosophy based on tradition, social stability, and organized religion -
conservatism
wrote decleration rights of man -
national assembly
prison the peasants stormed into demanding for weapons
bastille
clergy -
first estate
nobility -
2nd estate
townspeople (everyone else)
3rd estste
to protect france from threat of foreign invasion, they adopted 6 policies. What was this time called?
The reign of terror
women charged the palace screaming BREAD! -
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 sufferage
Special committee of twelve -
Committee of public safety
three parts of the grand empire ?
- French empire 2. dependent states 3. allied states
Dependent states -
Napoleons relatives
Allied states -
Territories that Napoleon conquered