1. Revolution Threatens the French King
Chapter 7 Section 1
Revolution Threatens the French King

2. Warm Up Take a few minutes to write down what you know about France!
Think of topics or people you have discussed in class so far
General knowledge of France you have

3. Essential Questions What was the Old Regime?
How many classes were there?

4. The Stage is Set
How would you rank France among the countries in Europe?
Money? Military? Culture?
False Appearance
Unrest internally
Enlightenment influence

5. Old Regime
What government system do you think France has at this time?
Feudalism “Old Regime”
3 Social Classes or Estates
Roman Catholic Church
Nobles
Everyone else

6. Objectives Who made up the 3rd estate? Who were the Bourgeoisie?
What % of France’s population were peasants?

7. First Estate Roman Catholic Church Owned about 10% of the land
Provided
Education
Relief Services
Paid 2% of income to the gov’t

8. 2nd Estate Rich Nobles Where do you think they had their wealth?
- Land
Made up 2% of the population
- Owned 20% of the land
How much do you think they paid in taxes?
- PRETTY MUCH NOTHING!!!!
How do you think this estate viewed Enlightenment ideas?

9. Third Estate Largest class 98% of the population
Broken down into three groups
Bourgeoisie
Workers
Peasants
Economic differences between these three!

10. Think Pair Share
You have worked a 12 hour day moving rocks to build a wall for the noble. All you had to eat was a piece of stale bread. You got paid but half your pay went to taxes!
How would you feel?
You are own your way to a big party with plenty of food, music, etc. You just received your share of the taxes so your pockets are full of money!
How would feel?

11. Bourgeoisie Merchants and Artisans Well Educated Pro Enlightenment
Some rich as Nobles
Lacked social/political privileges
Paid high taxes
How do you think the Bourgeoisie felt?

12. Working Class Lived in the cities Cooks, Servants, Laborers
Paid low wages
Many w/o work
Many went hungry
Impacted by price changes of food

13. Peasants Largest group in the 3rd estate ½ of their income went to:
80% of the French pop.
½ of their income went to:
Nobles
Church
Taxes to the king’s agents
Paid taxes on basic daily needs

14. Forces of Change
From what we talked about already and your notes what some things that could cause a big change?

15. Urban Poor

16. Enlightenment Ideas Equality, Liberty, and Democracy
These ideas spread
What major event do you think sparked those ideas among the French people?
Radical ideas of Rousseau and Voltaire influence

17. Rousseau and Voltaire Quotes

18. Warm Up
What do you think France would be like if the 3rd Estate had a voice right from the start?
Good or bad?
What things do you think would change?

19. Economic Woes Which estate doesn’t pay taxes?
Heavy taxes hurts businesses to make any $
Cost of Living
Grain Shortages, bread prices go
What do you think King Louis XVI does?

20. King Louis Gov’t debt continue to grow
King Louis and Marie Antoinette loved to spend $$$$$$$
Food, Parties, Wars
Deficit Spending
Spending more than the $ coming in
Cut off
Bankers stop lending $...big trouble for Louis!

21. Weak Leader Indecisive, didn’t listen to advisers
Rather would hunt or play with locks!
His wife didn’t help

22. Marie Antoinette Became queen at 14 From Austria Loved to Spend $
France’s enemy!
Loved to Spend $
Madame Deficit
How could Louis stop this economic issue?
Increase taxes/cut spending…it was too late!

24. Estates-General Louis tax attempt on aristocrats fails
Second Estate calls to meet Estates-General
An assembly of representatives of all 3 estates
They need to approve tax reform

25. Revolution Dawns 1st Estates-General meeting in 175 years
Nobles and clergy will out vote 3rd estate Medieval Rules
What do you think the 3rd Estate’s plan is?
National Assembly
3rd Estate wants to change the rules
Everyone meets together, everyone has a vote
Favors 3rd Estate

26. If you were at the Estates-General what would be going through your mind? Which estate would you want to be in at this time?

27. Objectives What was the National Assembly?
What happened at the Bastille?
What was the Great Fear?
Why did the women march on Versailles?

28. National Assembly What do you think Louis does? New or Medieval Rules?
Reaction from this?
3rd Estate REALLY wants power now!
Abbe Sieyes
Clergyman who supports 3rd Estate
3rd Estate becomes
Pass laws/reforms in name of the French people
“What is the 3rd Estate? Everything. What has it been up to now in the political order? Nothing”-Abbe Sieyes

29. National Assembly cont.
Do you think the 3rd Estate agreed to that plan?
Yes
End absolute monarchy to rep. gov’t
3 days later locked out!
Stormed an indoor tennis court
Demanded a new constitution
Tennis Court Oath

30. Jacques Louis David Painting

31. Bastille Louis tried to make peace by giving in to the 3rd Estate
Ordered Swiss guards to protect him
Rumors spread of an attack on the French people
Unite to defend Paris
July 14 a mob overtakes Bastille looking for gunpowder
Tore it down brick by brick

33. Great Fear Rebellion spreads throughout France
Peasants took arms in fear of a rumor
Attacked noble homes
Destroyed documents
This PanicGreat Fear

34. Opening Drill What was the Bastille and what was the end result?
Expand-What if that happened today, what monument or building being ripped a part by people send a big message that the old ways were dead and change is going to happen?

36. March of the Women
Oct ,000 Women were angry over rising bread prices
Marched on Versailles
Demanded the King and Queen to move to Paris