| A | B |
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| estate | One of the three classes into which French society was divided before the revolution: the clergy(first estate), the nobles(second estate), and the townspeople(third estate) |
| bourgeoisie | the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people |
| taille | an annual direct tax, usually on land or property, that provided a regular source of income for the French monarchy |
| sans-culottes | “without breeches”, members of the Paris Commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots in other words, they wore long trousers instead of the fine knee-length breeches of the nobles |
| elector | an individual that qualified to vote in an election coup d’état- a sudden overthrow of the government |
| consulate | government established France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799, with Napolean as the first consul in control of the entire gov’t |
| nationalism | the unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols |
| liberalism | political philosophy based on enlightenment principles, people should be as free as possible from the gov’t, basic rights of all people should be protected |
| long term causes of the French Revolution | debt from American Revolution and the 3 Estates system |
| short term causes of the French Revolution | food shortages and the Estates General |
