Terms
Terms & People
French Society
Economics
Reform
100
the government in pre-revolution France
What is ancien régime
100
Notebook used during the French Revolution to record grievances
What is cahier
100
The French social structure made up of Nobility
What is Second Estate
100
To solve the financial crisis, the government had to increase
What is taxes
100
The pressure for reforms mounted, but the powerful classes demanded that the king summon the
What is the Estates-General
200
social class
What is estate
200
An oath taken by the members of the National Assembly to meet wherever the circumstances might require until they had created a constitution
What is Tennis Court Oath
200
The French social structure made up of Clergy
What is First Estate
200
Louis XVI appointed Jacques Necker as his financial advisor. One of several recommendations to reduce the debt that Necker made
What is Tax the First and Second Estates
200
Many delegates from this group wanted to solve the financial crisis but also to insist on reforms.
What is the Third Estate
300
bourgeoisie
What is the middle class
300
Fortress in Paris used as a prison; French Revolution began when Parisians stormed it in 1789
What is Bastille
300
This social group was the most diverse and made up 95% of the population in France, including the bourgeoisie and rural peasants
What is the Third Estate
300
France was on the verge of
What is bankruptcy
300
This estate hoped that the Estates-General could bring the absolute monarch under their control and guarantee their own privileges.
What is the Second Estate or The Nobles
400
When a government spends more money than it takes in
What is deficit spending
400
This event happened in France on July 14, 1789 as the result of a volatile atmosphere, a widespread famine, and the influence of reformers inspired by Enlightenment ideas.
What is the storming of the Bastille
400
Owned 10% of the land, Collected tithes, Paid no direct taxes to the state
What is The Church
400
1. Fairer taxes! 2. Freedom of the press! 3. Regular meetings!
What is cahiers or a list of grievances from all Estates
400
The voting system created a stalemate, because each estate traditionally had
What is one vote
500
The legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates.
What is Estates-General
500
In 1789, France’s society was based on a system created in the Middle Ages. The ancien régime separated everyone in French society into one of three
What is estates
500
Had rights to top jobs in the government, the army, the courts, and the Church Paid no taxes
What is The nobility
500
These riots were spreading and nobles continued to fight against taxes.
What are Bread riots
500
After weeks of stalemate, members of the Third Estate declared themselves to be the National Assembly and the true representatives of the people of France. They pledged, by this oath, to continue to meet until a constitution was established.
What is the Tennis Court Oath
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