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French Rev Vocab

Vocabulary terms from our unit on the French Revolution

TermDefinition
absolute monarch a king or queen who has unchecked authority to do whatever they want without restrictions
reform an improvment
"Divine right of kings" the belief that kings and queens have a god-given right to rule
tyrannical characteristic of a tyrant, cruel, or unjust
treasury a place where the money and other riches of a government are kept
regime a period of rule
parish priest a person in a local church who leads the congregation
tithe one-tenth of a person's income, paid to support a church
Third Estate 97% of the French population; everyone who was not royalty, nobility, or clergy
feudal relating to the medieval system of exchanging land for service and loyalty
Bourgeois wealthy members of French society, part of the Third Estate.
peasant a poor farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation
clergy all people ordained for religious duties in the church (First estate)
famine extreme shortage of food, starvation
proletariat workers, or working class of citizens
reign to rule over a country, as a king, etc
courtier a person who serves as a friend or adviser to a ruler in his or her court
royal having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family
dauphin the title given to the prince who is next in line to inherit the French throne
foreign ambassador a person from another country who is an official representative of their government
interest the money paid by a borrower for the use of some else's money
Estates-General an assembly made up of representatives from France's three estates
delegation a group of people chosen to speak on behalf of a larger group
National Assembly the elected legislative body in France during the FR Revolution
Tennis Court Oath the promise made on June 20, 1789 by the NA to "not separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdom is established."
finance minister the government official in charge of a country’s money
natural law a system of rights or justice that is shared by all people and that comes from nature, not the rules of society.
citizens' militia an army composed of the people of a nation rather than soldiers
constitutional monarchy government by a king or queen whose power is limited by a constitution
legislative assembly a group of representatives with the power to make laws for the country
republic a government in which people elect representatives to rule for them
guillotine a machine designed to behead people quickly and with little pain
corruption dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
Jacobin a member of a violent, extreme left-wing group during the French Revolution
royalist a supporter of the king or queen
traitor a person who is disloyal, a person who betrays their country
famine an extreme shortage of food that results in widespread hunger
coronation the ceremony or act of crowning a ruler
national bank a government bank that issues and manages a countries money
exile to force someone to live outside of a place as a punishment
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