France's Old Regime, Economic Crisis, and Estates-General Flashcard

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Which estate did the nobility belong to? Options: First Estate, Second Estate, Third Estate, Fourth Estate

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Second Estate

Front

What economic practice is described as spending more money than is made?

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Deficit spending

Front

What was one of the causes of rising food prices in the late 1780s? Options: Economic boom, Good harvests, Bad harvests, Technological advancements

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Bad harvests

Front

What was the estates-general?

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A meeting of all three estates

Front

What were the cahiers prepared for the estates-general?

Back

Notebooks of grievances

Front

Which group was primarily involved in the Tennis Court Oath?

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The third estate

Front

What did the grievances in the cahiers often include?

Back

Calls for fairer taxes and freedom of the press

Front

Most of the people of France belonged to the

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3rd Estate

Front

The clergy were part of the:

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First Estate

Front

France was deep in debt because of: money spent on foreign wars and the American Revolution, the king and queens lavish spending, the 1st and 2nd estates not paying taxes.

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all of the above