French Revolution/Napoleon

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France was deep in debt because: money spent on the American Revolution, Marie Antoinette's lavish spending, the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes.

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all of the above

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The Second Estate was composed of 

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Nobility

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Most of the people of France belonged to the 

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3rd Estate

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Social classes in France are called

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estates

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Long term cause of the French Revolution: Financial Crisis, Corruption of monarchs, poorly structured taxation system, Forming of the Bourgeoisie

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poorly structured taxation system

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What was an immediate cause for the French Revolution? Existence of estate system, Bourgeoisie complaints, Monarch corruption, Financial problems in the government

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Financial problems in the government

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What did King Louis XVI do that kick-started the French Revolution?

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Called a meeting of the Estates General

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Due to the unfair voting system at the Estates General, the third estate...

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left the Estates General to create their own Assembly.

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What was the National Assembly?

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3rd estate after they broke away from Estates-General

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King Louis XVI locked the doors to the meeting hall for the 3rd Estate's Government, the group then met where? What did they do there?

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Tennis Courts and they took an oath called the "Tennis Court Oaths"