The French Revolution & Napoleon Vocabulary

One of the three classes of French society: clergy (first), nobility (second), townspeople (third).

• estate

• Sans-culottes

• consulate

Annual tax, usually on land or property, that provided income for the French monarchy.

• elector

• terre

• taille

Middle class including: merchants, industrialists, & professionals.

• bourgeoisie

• san-culottes

• Germaines

A sudden overthrow of the government.

• coup d'etat

• feudalism

• nationalism

The separation of church and state (government).

• Nationalism

• Counterism

• Secularism

Government established in France after 1799, with Napoleon in charge/control.

• Commune

• Consulate

• The Directory

Sense of unique identity based on a person's language, religion, where they come from etc...

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Absolutism

Political idea based on traditions, social stability, obedience to government, and organized religion.

• Tranqualism

• Conservatism

• Socialism

Belief that greater powers/countries have the right to send armies into countries having a revolution to restore "legitimate" government.

• principle of intervention

• principle of restoration

• principle of nationhood

Political idea believing people should be as free from government restraint and that civil freedoms should be protected.

• constitutionalism

• republicanism

• liberalism