Who / Where?
Where did the French Revolution take place?
France
France was Experiencing two major crises which were
1. Financial Crisis
2. Agricultural Crisis
What does Revolution Mean?
An uprising of the people against the government
Why did King Louis XVI call in the Estates-General?
To fix the Financial Crisis
Stop the Third Estate from Revolting
The Monarchy was abolished (stopped). How was it abolished?
King Louis XVI signed the Constitution, which meant he no longer controlled the Legislative and Judicial powers
French Society was organized under the ...
(think type of Regime)
Ancien Regime
The king was bankrupting France (wasting money), by spending it on...
(List three things)
1. wars
2. Lavish parties
3. Allowances for the nobility
Revolution means "an uprising of the people against the government"
Who were the people in the French Revolution?
1. French Enlightenment Philosophers
2. The Third Estate
Was the Meeting of the Estates-General successful?
No! No solutions were agreed to.
The Ancien Regime was abolished (stopped) what does this mean?
The three Estates and the privileges of the First and Second Estates were abolished
Who was the King/Monarch of France, DURING the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI (16th)
How is France making most of their income?
Who is paying it?
taxes paid by the third estate
In the French Revolution, who were the people (the philosophers and the Third Estate) fighting against?
The Absolute Monarchy (the government structure)
King Louis XVI and the First and Second Estates
The meeting of the Estates-General was not successful because...
1. First and Second Estates teamed up against Third Estate:
First Estate + Second Estate - vs. - Third Estate
2. The First and Second Estates refused to pay taxes
What three freedoms did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen promote?
Freedom of religion
freedom of thought
freedom of expression
Who set up the Ancien Regime?
King Louis XIV (14th)
Name the four taxes that peasants were forced to pay
The Head Tax
The Tithe
Salt Tax
Window Tax
the Third Estate and French Enlightenment Philosophers wanted a Change in Government!
Explain
They wanted to be citizens not subjects of the King
They wanted to choose/ elect their leader
They wanted to be able to vote/ have a say in the way their Country is run
What type of document did the Estates-General demand be drawn up?
A constitution - A law that defines the structure of government
What happened to King Louis XVI?
He was beheaded (killed)
French Society was organized under the Ancien Regime
People were divided and ordered according to power. What was the order?
1. Monarch/King, 2. First Estate (Clergy), 3. Second Estate (Nobility), 4. Third Estate (Common people)
France was ruled by a monarch/king who controlled the country, government and the people.
French society was divided into three estates First Estate (clergy), Second Estate (Nobility), Third Estate (Common people)
Why Did the French Revolution Take Place?
Name three reasons
1. French Enlightenment Philosophers began to question the absolute monarchy
2. Only the Third Estate was paying taxes
3. The Third Estate (Peasants and the Bourgeoisie) revolted, they wanted rights, freedom and equality
the Third Estate and French Enlightenment Philosophers wanted Rights, Equality and Freedom!
Explain (how did they thing they would achieve equality)
They wanted the First and Second Estates to pay taxes as well
The Third Estate, angry that the First and Second Estates refused to pay taxes, decided to form their own group known as
The National Assembly
Were the French Enlightenment Philosophers and the Third Estate successful in their Revolution?
Explain why or why not
Yes,
France was no longer ruled by a Monarch/King
The Ancien Regime was abolished (peasants and the Bourgeoisie were now considered equals)