| A | B |
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| Nationalism | Strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country. |
| Deficit | The amount by which expenses exceed income. |
| Absolute Monarchy | A king or queen who rules with unlimited power. |
| Reign of Terror | Time period from September 1793 to July 1794 when revolutionary courts conducted hasty trials and executions of thousands of supposed traitors. |
| Republic | Government ruled by elected representatives instead of a monarchy. |
| Estates | One of three distinct social classes in France during the 1700s: clergy, nobility, and commoners. |
| 1st Estate | Social class made up of clergy members (church leaders). |
| 2nd Estate | Social class made up of nobles (someone distinguish by rank or title). |
| 3rd Estate | Social class made up of middle class and peasants. |
| Delegate | A person given the power to act on behalf of others. |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Young French General who overthrew the The Directory and named himself Emperor of France. |
| sans-culottes | Working class men and women who pushed the revolutionaries to demand a republic. |
| National Assembly | The elected legislature in France during the first part of the French Revolution. |
| Tennis Court Oath | A promise that the National Assembly would not disband until a constitution for France had been created. |
| Versailles | Palace of the king and queen of France. |
| Bourgeoisie | The middle class, between aristocrats and workers. |
| Aristocrat | A member of a ruling class or of the nobility. |
| Bastille | Medieval French prison. |
| Clergy | Church leaders. |
| Revolution | The overthrow of a government by those who are governed. |
| Tithe | A 10 percent tax on income paid to the clergy. |
| Louis XVI | King of France from 1774-1791. |
| Marie Antoinette | Wife of Louis XVI, Queen of France. |
| Coup d’état | Sudden overthrow of the government leaders by a small group. |
| Jacobins | Supporters of the sans-culottes, extreme radicals, led by Maximilian Robespierre. |
| The Directory | A two house legislature, used the military to take down uprisings. |
| Dictatorship | Government headed by a ruler with absolute authority. |
| Liberalism | Political philosophy that promotes social change and individual freedoms. |
| Radical | A person wanting extreme and immediate change. |
| Maximillen Robespierre | French revolutionary leader. Leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror. |
| Guillotine | Used to kill traitors during the Reign of Terror, created equality because everyone died a painless death. |
| Exile | Forced removal from one’s native country. |
