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Abolir
to abolish/get rid of
Une augmentation
increase
Le chômage
unemployment
Une contestation
dispute/disagreement/debate)
Une crise
crisis
Des impôts
taxes
Une manque
lack of
Mener à
to lead to/result in
Les récoltes
harvests
L'Assemblée nationale
national assembly
Guillotiner
to decapitate
Une élaboration
creation/formation
La fuite/s'enfuir
fleeing (n) / to flee (v)
La prise
storming of/seizure
Une réunion
meeting
Saisir/s'emparer
to seize
Le serment
promise/oath/vow
Le siècle des lumières
Age of Enlightenment
La Terreur
mass executions by revolutionaries
L'absolutisme/La monarchie absolue
system based on monarchy having absolute power
L'Ancien Régime
pre-revolutionary social & political system (ended w/ revolution)
L'Autriche
Austria
Un cahier de doléances
list of grievances from the three estates to the king
faible
weak
irrésolu
indecisive
Le parlement
parliament
Un pouvoir
a power
Le renvoi
firing/dismissal
L'abolition des privileges
end of privileges for the upper classes
La Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen
Declaration of the rights of men & citizens
La devise
motto
La Grande Peur
"The Great Fear": period of panic among lower classes
Liberté
Égalité, Fraternité, motto of France
La Marseillaise
national anthem of France
Une monarchie constitutionnelle
system of government where king's powers are limited
La République
Republic of France (created after abolition of the monarchy)
Le roi
king
La reine
queen
Le chef
leader
Un curé
parish priest/vicar
Les États Généraux
General Estate (representative body pre-war)
Le clergé
clergy (1st estate)
La noblesse
nobility (2nd estate)
Le Tiers-État
ordinary people (3rd estate)
Un fonctionnaire
civil servant
Les Girondins
moderate party wanting a constitutional monarchy
Les Jacobins
radical political party wanting to abolish the monarchy
Les sans-culottes
radical political group from the Tiers-État