WOrld history modern era chapter 2
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Napoleonic Code
law code that embodied Enlightenment principles such as equality.
Maximilien Robespierre
leader of the Committee of Public Safety
deficit spending
situation in which the government spends more money than it takes in
Abdicate
step down from power
nationalism
strong feeling or devotion to one's country
plebiscite
ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue
Oylmpe de Gouges
journalist who demanded equal rights for women
Estates-General
a meeting of the representatives of the 3 estates
Borgeoisie
the middle class
sans-culotte
working-class men and women in France; means "without breeches"