| A | B |
| estate | each of three divisions of French society |
| relics of feudalism | obligations that French peasants owed to their local landlords even though serfdom no longer existed |
| bourgeoisie | the middle class in France that included merchants, bankers, industrialists, and professional people |
| sans-culottes | the name that members of the Paris Commune gave themselves |
| factions | dissenting groups |
| elector | an individual qualified to vote in an election |
| coup d' etat | a sudden overthrow of government |
| consulate | the French government under Napoleon before he was crowned emperor |
| nationalism | the unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols |