1. The French Revolution

2. France was divided into three groups of people. France was divided into three groups of people. The clergy The clergy The nobility The nobility The workers and peasants The workers and peasants

3. The clergy and the nobility didn’t have to pay taxes even though they had more money! The clergy and the nobility didn’t have to pay taxes even though they had more money! The workers had to support the other two groups. The workers had to support the other two groups. What do you think this picture is supposed to show? What do you think this picture is supposed to show?

5. This is King Louis the Sixteenth and his wife Marie Antoinette.

6. King Louis the Sixteenth Louis was not a very popular king. People did not like him very much. Louis was not a very popular king. People did not like him very much. He lived in a beautiful palace near Paris called Versailles. He lived in a beautiful palace near Paris called Versailles. He liked spending money and having a good time. He liked spending money and having a good time.

7. Queen Marie Antoinette People did not like his wife either. People did not like his wife either. She spent lots of money and bought a new dress nearly every day. She spent lots of money and bought a new dress nearly every day. She also liked having her hair done and would wear big ornaments in her hair that were very tall. She also liked having her hair done and would wear big ornaments in her hair that were very tall.

8. This is Versailles Palace

9. People thought that the king wasted money when they were very poor. Can you think of another king that we know about like that?

10. Louis was also helping America to fight a war against Britain and that was very expensive. People thought it was a waste of money.

11. France was nearly broke. Louis had to do something quickly. He decided to try and tax the nobility.

12. The Nobility thought that they were special. The Nobility thought that they were special. They were not going to pay any taxes! They were not going to pay any taxes! They called a meeting of Parliament and decided to stop the king. They called a meeting of Parliament and decided to stop the king.

13. The Parliament was called the Estates General.They met a in May 1789.

14. The Parliament Everyone was there, the clergy, the nobility and the Third Estate, the workers and peasants. Everyone was there, the clergy, the nobility and the Third Estate, the workers and peasants. The biggest group was the third group. The biggest group was the third group. They wanted to count votes by how many people were in a group not by how important the person was. They wanted to count votes by how many people were in a group not by how important the person was.

15. When the King said “No”, they decided to make their own Parliament. When the King said “No”, they decided to make their own Parliament. They called it the National Assembly. They called it the National Assembly. Louis was cross. He ordered the room where they were going to meet to be locked so that they couldn’t get in. Louis was cross. He ordered the room where they were going to meet to be locked so that they couldn’t get in. They decided to meet on a Tennis Court instead. They decided to meet on a Tennis Court instead.

16. What do you think will happen next? What do you think will happen next?