Estates
What was the first estate
Roman Catholic Priest
what was the cause of the french revolution
Because the King and the queen used most of Frances money for themselves and to support the pointless wars.
what estate Had to pay the most taxes
3rd estate
what country was the croissant invented in
Austria
what is the date of independence day for France
July 14
what was the second estate
noble man of France
Who is Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI wife
Why was the 3rd estate fed up with the meetings
because they were told to wear black clothes to show that they were less important the the other estates.
what color was her hair when Marie Antoinette died
Pure white
why was there an independence day
Because the Bastille fell
what was the third estate
Merchants, shopkeepers, doctors, farmers, lawyers, judges, wagon drivers, peasants, bakers, tailors and cobblers of France
what happened in may of 1789
Delegates from all over France came to talk about taxes
what was the oath called were the National Assembly met and swore to make the new constitution for France
the tennis court oath
when did Marie Antoinette
October 16th
what year did the Bastille fall
1789
how much takes did the first estate have to pay
none
what happened on January 21 1793
Louis XVI was taken out of his cell
What did the third estate rename the Meeting
the National Assembly
Louis XIX holds the record for the shortest reign how long was his reign
20 min
T/F the Bastille was loaded with gunpowder
true
about how much people were in the second estate
thirty thousand
what is the Basstile
the royal prison of Paris
who were the first people the third estate bagged to join them
Priests
what did Marie Antoinette brother call her
Feather Head
how many people were inside the Bastille when it fell
7