French Revolution

The French Revolution began in

• 1776

• 1789

• 1876

• 1799

The Second Estate was composed of

• Church leaders

• Nobles

• Peasants

• Middle Class

Most of the people of France belonged to the

• 1st

  Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret
• each estate voted by how many members there were
• each estate got the same number of votes
• the King got two votes

When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate

• went home

• declared them enemies of the Republic

• Created the National Assembly

The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in 

• the Declaration of Independence
• the Declaration of the Rights of Man...

• the US Constitution
• The Edict of Nantes

The First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy

• common people
• nobles
• kings and queens

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes
• God given right to rule
• predetermined rise to power
• enlightenment of kings

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

• all the estates were taxed equally
• the upper classes paid the most taxes
• the poorest classes paid all the taxes
• the third estate was the wealthiest

How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

• the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy

• the king's power was made stronger

• support for absolute monarchy increased

• France was divided into three estates