French Social Classes and Revolutions

A major change in government that began in 1789; it brought an end to the absolute monarchy and a start to a representative government

• Haitian Revolution

• Russian Revolution

• French Revolution

• American Revolution

A combination of the absolute monarchy and feudalism in France; it included the three estates

• ole regime

• peasants

• revolution

• conservatives

The social classes in France

• Church

• Estates

• missions

• peasents

They consisted of the Roman Catholic Clergy; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes

• second estate

• old regime

• third estate

• first estate

They consisted of the Nobles; they received special privileges and paid no direct taxes to the king

• second estate

• third estate

• directory

• first estate

They consisted of the bourgeoisie, the san-culottes and the peasants; they paid high taxes and had no special privileges

• third estate

• second estate

• first estate

• moderates

They were the urban middle-class; they were the merchants/artisans and were well-educated and often wealthy

• estates-general

• bourgeoisie

• peasents

• conservatives

They were the urban poor; they were the cooks/servants who were paid low wages and were often out of work

• san-culottes

• montagards

• jacobins

• Robespierre

A major change

• democracy

• revolution

• estates general

• tennis court oath

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

• The slogan of the French Revolution

• A machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution

• The three social classes in France before the revolution. The First Estate being the clergy, the Second being the nobility, and the Third being the rest of the population."

• 1% of France's population. It consisted of the Roman Catholic Church (higher and lower clergy). They did NOT pay taxes!