Do Now 3/12 French Rev. - Regin of Terror

A radical or sudden change, it can be in many areas: Political, cultural, economic or in thought process (the way people think). It brings a change in the core way (or beliefs) that one has or one does things

• Democracy

• Revolution

• Republic

• This is the Way

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Marie Antoinette

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General,American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

• Causes of the French Revolution

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estate General

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay many taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estates General

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estate System

Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

• Tennis Court Oath

• Estates General

• Estates System

• Guillotine

Why did the king call the Estates General to meet in 1789?

• To discuss creating a democracy

• To discuss the financial problems of the French government

• To declare war on Great Britain

• All of the above

• None of the above

Which of the following best describes the Estates General?

• The region in Paris where the middle class lived

• Powerful Nobles that advised the king of France

• A number of large homes owned by the French nobility

• High ranking officials that ran the French government

• The legislative body of France before the French Rev., had little real power.

Which Estate formed the National Assembly and began running the country?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Lower Estate

• Upper Estate