| A | B |
|---|
| bourgeoisie | middle class; at the top of the Third Estate |
| National Assembly | formed by the delegates of the Third Estate who claimed to represent the people |
| emigres | nobles, clergy and others who fled revolutionary France |
| Jacobins | a revolutionary political club made up of mostly lawyers and intellectuals |
| sans-culottes | working class men and women who desired more radical changes |
| Committee of Public Safety | a twelve member committee that had almost absolute power |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| nationalism | a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country |
| blockade | shutting off ports to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
| Continental System | closed European ports to British goods |
| abdicate | step down from power |
| Battle of Waterloo | British and Prussian forces defeated Napoleon for the final time at this battle in Belgium |
