The French Revolution Liberty Equality Fraternity Questions Another

The French Revolution Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!

Questions? • Another word for Estate is_______ • ______ were the largest part of the population and paid most of the taxes in France. • ______ owned most of the land paid little in taxes.

tat ow es ne 1 & dm 2 os are t o ca f th lle e l d th an e d a pr nd ivile pa ge id d c litt la le ss in es tax. es ! The 3 Estates of France (The Old Regime) Estate = Class Clergy (Priests) 1 st Estate 2 nd Estate Nobles/Lords (Owned Land) Th ey Es 3 rd Estate • Peasants • Servants • Bourgeoisie(Educated, often wealthy merchants or artists) The 3 rd Estate paid almost all of the taxes in France! http: //youtu. be/VEZqar. Un. Vpo 98% of the French Population

Causes of the French Revolution 1. Widespread Poverty The peasants of France were starving and needed bread to eat. Queen Marie-Antoinette They Blamed the King and Queen of France for the economic problems in the country. Angry mobs soon stormed the streets of Paris. Why? . . . Look at the way they lived… King Louis XVI

King Louis XVI & Queen Marie-Antoinette’s House The Palace of Versailles

More Wasteful Spending by the Monarchy……… The Hall of Mirrors Queen Marie’s Bed http: //youtu. be/X 235 vp. OTo. VU

More Causes……. 2. France was home to the Enlightenment Montesquieu 3. The 3 rd Estate was inspired by the American Revolution Rousseau Voltaire

. . . More Causes 4. The 3 rd Estate pays the majority of the taxes. That’s unfair! Louis was controlled By his wife, Madame Deficit! 5. Louis XVI was a weak leader and could not fix France’s financial problems. http: //youtu. be/p. GPm. XQDQi 90

The Meeting of the Estates-General 1. King Louis and Queen Marie Antoinette refused to economize and France faced Bankruptcy. They now started taxing the 2 nd Estate! 2. The 2 nd Estate forced Louis to call a meeting of the Estates. General (an assembly of all 3 estates) in order to discuss tax reform. 3. The 3 rd Estate wanted more reforms for France like freedom of speech, equality and a constitution 1 st mee 175 ting yea in rs! The 3 rd Estate was Out voted 2 -1!

The Tennis Court Oath • The 3 rd Estate representatives were upset about the meeting and declared themselves to be the National Assembly. • They broke into a tennis court and took the Tennis Court Oath on June 20, 1789, vowing to not leave until they created a new constitution for France. • This was the 1 st revolutionary step!

• The French peasants heard that King Louis hired a foreign army to protect him July 14, 1789 • A Mob of angry French peasants stormed the Bastille (armory) and stole all of the gun powder in order to defend themselves The Bastille falls into the control of the French people on July 14, 1789, which is now a national holiday in France.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen • Written by the National Assembly in 1789 • Statement of Revolutionary ideals (rights) – Men are born free – Equality – Freedom of speech/religion • Influenced by Declaration of Independence

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