The year 1789 witnessed two far-reaching events: the beginning of a new United States of America and the beginning of the French Revolution. Compared with the American Revolution, the French Revolution was more complex and more radical. The French Revolution established both a new political order and a new social order. For that reason, it is considered a turning point in European history.
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| 1979598095 | estate | -a social class in France | 0 | |
| 1979598096 | bourgeoisie | -middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people and part of the 3rd Estate | 1 | |
| 1979598097 | taille | -an annual tax, usually on land or property, that provided a regular source of income for the French monarchy | 2 | |
| 1979598098 | Louis XVI | the king of France whose inexperience caused the spark that ignited the revolution. He ruled with an absolute monarchy. | 3 | |
| 1979598099 | Tennis Court Oath | A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution | 4 | |
| 1979598100 | Declaration of Rights of Man | National Assembly's statement, reflecting on Enlightenment ideas, saying everyone is equal | 5 | |
| 1979883910 | 1st Estate | "The Clergy"--Make up 1% of the population. Religious leaders who own 10% of the land. Did not pay taxes. | 6 | |
| 1979883911 | 2nd Estate | "The Nobles"---Make up 2% of population, but owns 25% of land. Paid no taxes, held highest offices in government. Controlled the most wealth. | 7 | |
| 1979883912 | 3rd Estate | "The 97% of population, 65 % of land, 3 levels of the Estate. Paid the most taxes and had little political power. | 8 | |
| 1980401870 | Sans Culottes | In the French Revolution, a radical group made up of Parisian wage-earners, and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices, and an end of food shortages. Paris Commune. | 9 | |
| 1980401871 | Olympe de Gouges | A butchers daughter from Montauban. Was a major revolutionary radical in Paris. Composed the Declaration of Rights of Women | 10 |
