WC Ch 09 Lsn 1 The French Revolution

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The First Estate was made up of this group.

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clergy

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The Second Estate was made up of France's -

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nobles

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The Third Estate was made up of these people: clergy, nobles, common people, kings and queens.

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common people

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Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France: 1st Estate, 2nd Estate, 3rd Estate, 1st and 3rd Estates.

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3rd Estate

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One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the 

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bourgeoisie

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The radicals who took over the revolution were led by

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Robespierre

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The term Sans Culottes means "without Breeches". What meaning did this take on during the Revolution?

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Ordinary patriots without fine clothes

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Which of the Three Estates was NOT exempt from the Taille? Options: The First Estate (clergy), The Second Estate (nobility), The Third Estate (Commoners), They all paid tax

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The Third Estate (Commoners)

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What was the Chief tax in France called?

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Taille

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When the Estates-General convened in May 1789, it was the intention of Louis XVI to do what?

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Raise taxes