USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The French term:‘bourgeoisie’ means ‘peasant’.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The adjective bourgeois means relating to or typical of the middle class. If someone says, “Oh, how bourgeois!” it’s probably an insult, meaning you’re preoccupied with middle-class small-mindedness. As a noun, a bourgeois is a member of the middle class, originally a member of the middle class in France.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a middle-class person. : burgher. : a person with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : capitalist. 3. plural : bourgeoisie.

Detailed explanation-3: -The original meaning of bourgeois is from the French word bourg, which means a small market town or walled settlement. Back in the Middle Ages, people who lived in these country towns were known as the bourgeois. Since town folk were one economic step up from farming peasants, the bourgeois were the first middle-class.

Detailed explanation-4: -noun. bour·geoi·sie ˌbu̇(r)zh-ˌwä-ˈzē Synonyms of bourgeoisie. : middle class.

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