The Three EstatesKing

First Estate Second EstateThird Estate

What issues did the third estate have with the system?

Bourgeoisie City WorkersPeasant Farmers

- Paid High taxes

- No political power

- Often out of work

- Often Starving

- Had to pay most of their earnings to

Church, Lords, King

Response Question 10/24/13

Causes for the French Revolution

Problems of the Third

Estate

The Enlightenment

Bad Weather

American Revolution

Three bulleted

Sentences describing how the

above lead to revolution

Three bulleted

Sentences describing how the

above lead to revolution

Problems with the King and Queen

Three bulleted

Sentences describing how the

above lead to revolution

Three bulleted

Sentences describing how the

above lead to revolution

Three bulleted

Sentences describing how the

above lead to revolution

The Forces of Change

Chapter 7Section1

Taxes

Throughout the 1880’s taxes were increased in France to pay for wars and luxuries for the King and Queen making it more difficult for the third

estate.

EnlightenmentThis would bring

negative views of the king, the government

and the church making people upset

Words like “Equality”, “Liberty”, and

“Democracy became commonly used.

America winning independence

excited the people

They discussed the ideas of Voltaire and Rousseau

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

“Man is born free”

Strongly supported democracy

Weather and CropsBad Weather during this

period lead to small crops for farmers.

Less food made prices increase and many City Workers

starved.

The American Revolution and Debt

The French spent a lot of money helping America fight for Independence.

When the U.S. could not pay them back the

French Government went into debt

Now, compare your answers on your homework to those at your table.

construct a three part explanation of the Calling of the Estates General in 1789.

Causes - Events - Result