| A | B |
|---|
| bourgeoisie | the middle class of the third estate |
| cahier | lists of grievances prepared by all three estates |
| estate | social class of France |
| deficit spending | situation caused when a government spends more money than it takes in |
| National Assembly | delegates of the Third Estate |
| Tennis Court Oath | vow taken by National assembly to draw up a constitution for France |
| Bastille | prison that held political prisoners of Louis XVI |
| Third Estate | group that made up the vast majority of French society |
| Storming of the Bastille | the event that became the symbol of the French Revolution |
| emigres | nobles who left France during the Revolution |
| Reign of Terror | the period of trial and execution of 20,000 French people during the Revolution |
| Directory | the 5 man board that formed a weak and corrupt government in France |
| Robespierre | leader of the Jacobins who launched the Reign of Terror |
| guiolltine | method of execution used by the National Convention |
| Louis XVI | absolute monarch of France |
| Liberty,Equality, Fraternity | slogan of French Revolution |
| Committee of Public Safety | twelve-member group that ordered all French citizens to join the war effort |
| nationalism | feeling of pride in one's country that grew stronger in France during the revolution |
| Napoleonic Code | uniform laws that ensured equality of treatment |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | French general who seized power in France by launching a coup de tat |
| Liberty, Equality, Fraternity | slogan of the French Revolution |
| Liberals | people who like change |
| Napoleon's Continental System | an effort to cut England off from trade |
| The effect of Napoleons conquests in Europe | nationalism spread |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | proclaimed a society based on liberty and equality |
