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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

Urban Poor

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

Rousseau and Voltaire Quotes

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?

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?

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!

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

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!

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Jacques Louis David Painting

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

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

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?

March of the Women Oct. 1789 6,000 Women were angry over rising bread prices Marched on Versailles Demanded the King and Queen to move to Paris