French Revolution

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 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

This system was based on social classes. The people with the most money did not have to pay taxes. The Third Estate had to pay all the taxes.

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estate System

Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?

• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• Estates General

Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?

• unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
• a growing French Empire
• a law granting peasants more freedom
• equal land ownership

Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?

• Louis XVI
• Peter the Great
• Robespierre
• Marquis de Lafayette

Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?

• government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
• France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
• men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
• France had no king to lead the country

where did the revolutionists storm for weapons

• The tennis courts

• The homes of citizens

• the church

• Bastille