French Revolution

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The First Estate was made up of this group.

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clergy

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The Second Estate was made up of France's...

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nobles

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The Third Estate was made up of these people: clergy, nobles, kings & monarchy, peasants / bourgeosie

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peasants / bourgeosie

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This group paid the most taxes in pre-revolutionary France.

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3rd Estate

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What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution? (Click on the picture to enlarge) Options: all the estates were taxed equally, the third estate was the wealthiest, the poorest classes paid all the taxes, the upper classes paid the most taxes

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the poorest classes paid all the taxes

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What happened at the Storming of the Bastille?

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Peasants stormed into a French prison for gunpowder which marked the beginning of French Revolution

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What was the name of Napoleon's set of rules and regulations?

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Napoleonic Code

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What was the Divine Right of Kings/Monarchs?

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God given right to rule

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What was the name of Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed?

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Reign of Terror

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The motto of the French Revolution and republic was:

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liberty, equality, brotherhood