French Revolution Vocabulary

one of three divisions of society in France.

• estate

• taille

• bourgeoise

the middle class

• estate

• taille

• bourgeoise

annual tax, usually on land or property, that provided a regular source of income for the French Monarchy

• estate

• taille

• bourgeoise

a representative

• deputy

• san-culottes

• domestic

"without breeches", members of the Paris Commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots.

• deputy

• san-culottes

• domestic

occurring inside a country

• deputy

• san-culottes

• domestic

vote by people

• coup d'etat

• elector

• plebiscite

a person who has the right to vote in an election

• coup d'etat

• elector

• plebiscite

a sudden overthrow of the government

• coup d'etat

• elector

• plebiscite