| A | B |
|---|
| Old Regime | System of feudalism left over from the Middle Ages |
| estate | Social class |
| Louis XVI | King of France at the time of the |
| Marie Antoinette | King's wife; from Austria; had a reputation for spending too much money |
| Estates-General | Assembly of representatives of the three major social groups; each group had one vote |
| National Assembly | June 17, 1789; The new name for the Third Estate when they decided to reform France |
| Tennis Court Oath | The promise of the Third Estate delegates to scontinue meeting at Versailles until they wrote a new Constitution |
| Great Fear | A wave of panic that spread to the French countryside |
| First Estate | Clergy |
| Second Estate | Nobility |
| Third Estate | 98% of the population; bourgeoisie and peasants |
| Bastille | The Paris prison that was seized by the French people to gain ammunition |
| May 5, 1789 | First meeting of the Estates-General held in 175 years |
| bourgeoisie | Wealthy merchant class |
| Abbé Sieyès | Member of Second Estate; Influential in fighting for the National Assembly created by the Third Estate |
| July 14, 1789 | French Independence Day or Bastille Day |
