1. BW – Enlightenment Advertisement CW Notes CW 2 Video HW – Answer EQ, and How could enlightenment ideas inspire revolution? Give 3 examples. “All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. ” John Locke John Locke

2. What caused the French Revolution? Notes #4

3. Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based on their social class. The Three Estates

4. The clergy made up the First Estate and the nobles made up the Second Estate. Clergy (First Estate)Nobles (Second Estate)

5. The First and Second Estates did not have to pay taxes and enjoyed special rights.

6. The middle class (or bourgeoisie), peasants, and city workers made up the Third Estate. Bourgeoisie Peasants

7. 98% of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate and they paid all of the taxes and lacked rights.

8. Poor economic conditions and a weak king led to an increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate. King Louis XVI Marie Antoinette 1788 famine in France

9. Ideas from the Enlightenment and the American Revolution inspired the Third Estate to revolt. John Locke American Revolution