Chapter 18: just another day in france

Which Estate made up the nobility?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

Which Estate made up the clergy?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

Which Estate made up everyone but the nobility and the clergy?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

True or false: The difference between classes/estates was obvious.

• True

• False

What were the wealthy of the middle class known as?

(a)  

Which material was heavily taxed during this time, making things hard for families with multiple children?

• Sugar

• Salt

• Wheat

• Barley

Which item swiftly rose in price in 1788, with many families spending as much as 50%-80% of their income just to buy it?

• Sugar

• Salt

• Bread

• Corn

Name the absolute monarch who attempted and failed to institute reforms such as helping the poor, abolishing torture, and moving taxation to the wealthy.

(a)  

What was the representative body of the estates called that had not met since 1614?

(a)  

When King Louis XVI had not taken a strong stance on whether or not the Third Estate would be able to vote twice, what did the Third Estate leave to become on May of 1789?

(a)