Write down each of the following words or terms, and what it means: bankrupt; reform; estates general; deputies; cahiers de doleances; 'national assembly; constitution; tennis court oath.

causes of the french revolution (2)

Bankrupt:declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.
Reform:Make changes in order to improve something
Estates General:In France under the Old Regime, the Estates General was a legislative assembly of different classes
Deputies:a person whose immediate superior is a senior figure within an organization and who is empowered to act as a substitute for this superior.
cahiers de doleances:were the lists of grievances drawn up by each of the three Estates in France
National Assembly:the elected legislature in France during the first part of the French Revolution
Constitution:a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
Tennis Court Oath:an oath taken by the National Assembly stating that they would not separate even if matter would call for it

2.causes of the French Revolution

nation's debt, the refusal of the nobility and the clergy to pay taxes, egalitarian philosophies, and high food costs.

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