1. The Three Estates Response Question 10/24/13
What issues did the third estate have with the system?
The Three Estates
King
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Peasant Farmers
Bourgeoisie
City Workers
- Paid High taxes
- Often out of work
- Had to pay most of their earnings to Church, Lords, King
- No political power
- Often Starving

2. Causes for the French Revolution
Problems with the King and Queen
Problems of the Third Estate
Bad Weather
American Revolution
The Enlightenment
Three bulleted Sentences describing how the above lead to revolution
Three bulleted Sentences describing how the above lead to revolution
Three bulleted Sentences describing how the above lead to revolution
Three bulleted Sentences describing how the above lead to revolution
Three bulleted Sentences describing how the above lead to revolution

3. The Forces of Change
Chapter 7
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4. Taxes
Throughout the 1880’s taxes were increased in France to pay for wars and luxuries for the King and Queen making it more difficult for the third estate.

5. Words like “Equality”, “Liberty”, and “Democracy became commonly used.
Enlightenment
This would bring negative views of the king, the government and the church making people upset
Words like “Equality”, “Liberty”, and “Democracy became commonly used.

6. America winning independence excited the people
They discussed the ideas of Voltaire and Rousseau
Freedom of Speech
“Man is born free”
Freedom of Religion
Strongly supported democracy

7. Weather and Crops
Bad Weather during this period lead to small crops for farmers.
Less food made prices increase and many City Workers starved.

8. The American Revolution and Debt
The French spent a lot of money helping America fight for Independence.
When the U.S. could not pay them back the French Government went into debt

9. Now, compare your answers on your homework to those at your table.
construct a three part explanation of the Calling of the Estates General in 1789.
Causes - Events - Result