French Revolution

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Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General, American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

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Causes of the French Revolution

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Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

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1st Estate

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Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

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2nd Estate

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Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes.

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3rd Estate

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This system was based on social classes. The people with the most money did not have to pay taxes. The Third Estate had to pay all the taxes.

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Estate System

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Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?

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Third Estate

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Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution? Options: unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes, a growing French Empire, a law granting peasants more freedom, equal land ownership

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unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes

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Who was the king of France during the French Revolution? Options: Louis XVI, Peter the Great, Robespierre, Marquis de Lafayette

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Louis XVI

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Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?
- government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
- France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
- men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
- France had no king to lead the country

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government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars

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Where did the revolutionists storm for weapons?

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Bastille