The French Revolution Begins

Section 1 The French Revolution Begins Main Idea: Economic and social inequalities in the Old Regime helped cause the French Revolution Why it matters now: Throughout history, economic and social inequalities have, at times, led peoples to revolt against their government

Introduction France was the center of Enlightenment Prosperous trading practices Widely praised culture High prices and taxes Creates civil unrest The Old Regime System of Feudalism that contained 3 social classes-Estates First Estate- Clergy- No TAXES Second Estate- Rich Nobles- No TAXES Third Estate- Peasants, urban workers, middle class Catholic Church Few privileges and huge tax burden 97% of population

Enlightenment Inspires the Third Estate High taxes damage the economy in 1780s King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette Inherit large debt Spends extravagantly despite debt Banks refuse to lend more money Louis XVI didn’t care about governing High grain prices created a starving population Louis XVI’s poor leadership makes the problems worse

Third Estate wanted changes The king refused to change rules of Estates General Sieyes suggests Third Estate start a new legislature Pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people First step towards revolution Tennis Court Oath 1789 Pledge to stay until a new Constitution was written Louis XVI Calls Estates General Meeting of representatives from all three estates The National Assembly

A Great Fear Sweeps France Rumors and panic spread Attacks by peasants all over country Peasants destroy legal papers binding them to feudal system Force Louis XVI to return to Paris from Versailles Storming the Bastille Started by rumors Louis XVI wanted to shut down National Assembly Mob attacks the Bastille and kills guards

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Quiz A

1 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1 st and 2 nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

2 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings?

3 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates?

4 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

5 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

6 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

7 - Because American colonists benefited from Britain’s expensive victory during the French and Indian War, Britain expected colonists to help pay for the costs by passing what law in 1765 that colonists protested by saying “no taxation without representation”?

1 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1 st and 2 nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

2 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings?

3 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates?

4 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

5 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

6 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

7 - Because American colonists benefited from Britain’s expensive victory during the French and Indian War, Britain expected colonists to help pay for the costs by passing what law in 1765 that colonists protested by saying “no taxation without representation”?

Answers

1 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1 st and 2 nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes? Catholic Church, Rich Nobles

2 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings? Louis XVI

3 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates? Estates General

4 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people? National Assembly

5 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government? Enlightenment

6 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence? George III

7 - Because American colonists benefited from Britain’s expensive victory during the French and Indian War, Britain expected colonists to help pay for the costs by passing what law in 1765 that colonists protested by saying “no taxation without representation”? Stamp Act

Quiz B

1 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written?

2 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

3 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy?

4 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1 st and 2 nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

5 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

6 - England’s ruler during the late 18 th century was not an Enlightened Despot; his power was limited because England had what type of progressive government?

7 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

1 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written?

2 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

3 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy?

4 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1 st and 2 nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

5 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

6 - England’s ruler during the late 18 th century was not an Enlightened Despot; his power was limited because England had what type of progressive government?

7 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

Answers

1 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written? Tennis Court Oath

2 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people? National Assembly

3 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy? Queen

4 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1 st and 2 nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes? Catholic Church, Rich Nobles

5 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence? George III

6 - England’s ruler during the late 18 th century was not an Enlightened Despot; his power was limited because England had what type of progressive government? Constitutional monarchy

7 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government? Enlightenment

The End

Chapter 7.1 Quiz 1 - In the 1700s, which country was the center of the Enlightenment, had prosperous trading practices, had a widely praised culture, but also had a thinly disguised civil unrest fueled by high prices and high taxes? France 2 - The Old Regime in France was a system of feudalism left over from the middle ages and contained a social class divided into three large social classes called what? Estates 3 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1 st and 2 nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes? Catholic Church, Rich Nobles 4 - The 3 rd estate has approximately what percent of the population and was compromised of merchants, artisans, cooks, servants and peasants who began questioning long-standing notions about the structure of society, power and authority of government? 97% 5 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings? Louis XVI

Chapter 7.1 Quiz (cont.) 6 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy? Queen 7 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates? Estates General 8 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people? National Assembly 9 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written? Tennis Court Oath 10 - On July 14, 1789, what Paris prison did revolutionaries take control of in order to secure the gunpowder and has since become a symbolic act of the Revolution? Bastille