Chapter 18 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Estate
One of the three classes into which French society war divided before the revolution: the clergy (first Estate), the nobles (Second Estate), and the townspeople (Third Estate), a landed property usually with a large house on it
Taille
an annual direct tax, usually on land or property, that provided a regular source of income for the French monarchy
Bourgeoisie
The middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people.
Sans-culottes
members of the Paris commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots
Consumer
Relating to one who consumes or uses economic goods
Exclusion
Barred from inclusion or participation in
Louis XVI
He is a absolute Monarch of France
Tennis Court Oath
The thread Estate is equal to the first Estate
Declaration of the Rights of man and the Citizen
All men are equal before the law
Olympe de Gouges
A constitution for women’s rights
Faction
A dissenting group
Elector
An individual qualified to vote in an election
Coup d’état
A sudden overthrow of the government
Domestic
Relating to or originating within ones country
External
Relating to dealings or relationships with foreign countries
George’s Danton
Is the newly appointed minister of justice
Jean-Paul Marat
Published a radical journal called Friend of the people
Jacobins
The Mountain represented the interests of radicals in paris
Committee of Public Safety
Confronted with domestic uprisings and external threats
Maximilien Robespierre
Dominated the Committee of Public Safety
Reign of Terror
To defend France from domestic threats
Directory
Under the new constitution, the executive was a committee of five
Consulate
Government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799, with Napoleon as first consul in control of the entire government
Nationalism
The unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols
