click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
FrenchRevolution 6.1
On the eve of Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ancien regime | Old Order;System of government in pre French Revolution France |
| Versailles | Palace where Louis the XVI lived |
| Estates | Social classes |
| bourgeoisie | the middle class |
| deficit spending | situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in |
| Louis XVI | was well-meaning but weak and indecisive |
| Jacques Necker | a financial expert, as an advisor |
| Estates-General | legislative body made up of representatives of the three estates in pre-revolutionary France |
| cahier | notebook used during the French Revolution to record grievances |
| Tennis Court Oath | famous oath made on a tennis court by members of the Third Estate in France |
| Bastille | fortress in Paris used as a prison; French Revolution began when Parisians stormed it in 1789 |
| Decleration of the Rights of man & the ctizen | The basic principles of the French declaration were those that inspired the revolution, such as the freedom and equality of all male citizens before the law. The Articles below identify additional principles. |