The French Revolution

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First Estate comprised:

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Catholic Church Officials & Clergy

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The Second Estate consisted of France's:

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Nobility & aristocracy

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The Third Estate consisted of:

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Common People: Bourgeoisie, Peasants & farmers

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Most people in France belonged to which estate?

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3rd Estate

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Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.

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3rd Estate

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Voting in the Estates General was unfair for the 3rd estate because...

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each estate got the same number of votes.

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National Assembly adopted:

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Declaration of the Rights of Man

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During the Great Fear, this group rioted throughout France.

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Peasants

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Storming of the Bastille:

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Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev.

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Radicals who led the revolution:

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Robespierre