The estates general
When was the Estates General taken place?
January 24th 1789
When did King Louis die?
January 21st 1793
What sort of man was King Louis?
He was an absolute monarch means that he has complete power of the country and he was a person who really cared about his family a lot.
What was Marie Antoinette's favorite thing to eat?
Cake
What did King Louis do to be in this position?
He tried to leave to his country and go to Austria and get an army from there and come back and wanted to come back and destroy everyone back in France. The other word you use this for is Treason.
How much did the third estate represent at the Estates General meeting?
98%
What did they use to kill King Louis with?
The Guillotine
Where was King Louis and his wife living before the third estate told them to come back to Paris?
Palace of Versailles
How was Marie Antoinette with King Louis?
She controlled him and told him what he should do
What did King Louis lose as a king?
King Louis lost some of his rights as a king like now he had to pay taxes just like the three estates and then the monarchy got abolished.
What did the third estate wanna change?
They wanted to change for the two first estates to pay taxes
Why were there so much guards at the execution of the king?
Because they thought there would be someone to try and save him from dying
Where was King Louis born?
Place of Versailles
Why did the third estate hate Marie Antoinette so much?
Because all she did was use her money for luxuries an cake
What were the two consequences they got?
It was either they were in prison for a long time or they get executed
What rules did the the two estates want to keep?
The rules they wanted to keep the same is that the third estate pay taxes and work for them
What did the crowd and deputies think of the execution?
One of the deputies said that every was happy to see him die some were dipping there fingers in his blood and they carried some part of his clothing
Was King Louis a good king?
To a lot of people they thought that he was very immature and lacked a lot of self-confidence and he tried to be a good king to his subjects but he wasn't
What killed Marie Antoinette?
The guillotine
What was there punishment?
There punishment was to get executed
What end up happening?
The first two estates won and everything stayed the same
What did the supporter think of the situation?
He thought he was a good man and he said that King Louis only could say only specific words
Who was the one making his decisions when he was King?
Marie Antoinette
Where was she imprisoned?
In the Temple Prison
Were the votes for the two punishments really close or very large margin?
The votes were really close