Ch 6 Test

Front

well-meaning but weak and indecisive king of France who was executed during the Reign of Terror

Back

Louis XVI

Front

legislative body made up of representatives of the three estates in pre-revolutionary France that was called by Louis XVI because he needed money

Back

Estates General

Front

financial advisor to Louis XVI who made several recommendations to reduce the debt, but was fired on the advice of the nobles

Back

Jacques Necker

Front

fortress in Paris used as a prison for political and other prisoners that was stormed by the revolutionaries

Back

Bastille

Front

middle class in France who fought for more equal rights

Back

bourgeoisie

Front

famous oath to establish a constitution made on a tennis court by the members of the Third Estate

Back

Tennis Court Oath

Front

social class under the ancien regime in France

Back

estate

Front

situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in

Back

deficit spending

Front

wife of Louis XVI and daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria who lived a very extravagant lifestyle

Back

Marie Antoinette

Front

member of a radical political club during the French Revolution who demanded a republic

Back

Jacobins