French Revolution Flashcards
Estates General
A parliament that contained representatives of the three states.
Enlightenment
Liberal society can flourish with free commerce.
Equality
Equality of treatment for all.
Liberty
Liberty for all people from the rule of kings.
Fraternity
ie: Brotherhood or cooperation between two people.
Three states
France was divided into 3 states: Clergy
Nobles
Commoners
Commoners
The people who made up the third estate.
National Convention
When the commoners refused to attend the estates general, they met separately in an indoor tennis court.
Guillotine
A device where enemies of the Revolution got their heads chopped off.
Feudal dues
The tax that commoners paid to their local nobles.
Jacobins
The government party that Robespierre became the leader of.
Sans- Culottes
Poor Parisians who supported Robespierre.