Turn In: French Rev #1 – book assign Peer Edit + Rough Draft + Hook/Intro + 2 Body Paragraphs w/Stamp

French Revolution #2 Old Regime What does revolution mean?

Make a name tent with your title on it – peasant, noble, etc. Peasants, workers, servants, bourgeoisie give 20% of your income to your local noble (1 livre if you have 4-5 / 2 if you have 9-10) Peasants, workers, servants, bourgeoisie give 10% of your income to your local clergy (1 livre for all) Peasants, workers, servants, bourgeoisie give 20% of your income to your king (1 livre if you have 4-5 / 2 if you have 9-10)

What does that leave you with? Are you rich or poor? Happy, sad, angry, frustrated, rich?

Objective for the week: What caused the French Revolution?

France 1789

Old Regime old way of life w/strict social classes still in place in France in 1770s

3 Estates (Classes) First Estate : Clergy (Catholic Church): Very powerful Owned 10% of land Paid 2% in taxes Approx 1% of population

Second Estate Nobles: wealthy aristocrats Very powerful: controlled peasants Owned 20% of land Paid almost no taxes About 2% of population

Third Estate : everyone else! A.Bourgeoisie: middle class, business owners, often well educated – read Enlightenment philosophes B.Workers: poor servants & other workers C.Peasants: poor (usually farmers, 90% of the population) **paid ½ their income in taxes**

Above everyone else: King Louis XVI (16 th) & Queen Marie Antoinette: absolute monarch

Palace of Versailles

King & Queen Louis – weak leader, not interested in gov MA – much more interested in fashion & fun than her people – They just don’t get it!

Remember…. Which country helped the Americans win the American Revolutionary War? What were Americans fighting for in this war?