Causes of French Revolution

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Enlightenment thinker who inspired the 3rd Estate's demand for liberty and democracy in France?

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Locke

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Estates in pre-Revolution France were based on:

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Social Status

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Nobles belonged to which estate?

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2nd estate

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France's debt was due to the king spending taxes on wars and himself.

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The king spent the taxes on wars and himself.

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Most people in France belonged to the

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3rd Estate

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Divine Right of Kings

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God given right to rule

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First Estate in French society:

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the Clergy

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Underlying cause of the French Revolution:

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unequal tax burdens

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The First Estate was ___% of France's population.

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1%

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The Second Estate was ___% of France's population.

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2