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ideas inspire revolution? Give 3 examples.• “All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one

ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. ”John Locke 

What caused the French Revolution? Notes #4

• Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based on their social class.

The Three Estates

• The clergy made up the First Estate and the nobles made up the Second Estate.

Clergy (First Estate) Nobles (Second Estate)

• The First and Second Estates did not have to pay taxes and enjoyed special rights.

• The middle class (or bourgeoisie), peasants, and city workers made up the Third Estate.

BourgeoisiePeasants

• 98% of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate and they paid all of the taxes and lacked rights.

• Poor economic conditions and a weak king led to an increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate.

King Louis XVI Marie Antoinette

1788 famine in France

• Ideas from the Enlightenment and the American Revolution inspired the Third Estate to revolt.

John Locke

American Revolution