Under the new constitution, who didn't have as much power?
The king
100
Who was the king of France?
Louis XVI
200
Which estate had religious leaders and owned 10% of the land
The clergy
200
Which groups did not pay taxes at all?
The clergy and nobles
200
What did the poor people in France eat?
bread
200
The legislative assembly would ___________________.
make the laws
200
The leader of the Jacobins was __________________.
Maximilien Robespierre
300
Which group had the most important jobs in government and controlled most of the money?
Nobles
300
How many votes did each estate have?
1 vote each
300
What is the Bastille?
French prison
300
Who would make sure that people followed the laws?
the king
300
Most of the people that the Jacobins killed were the _________________.
common people
400
80% of the people were in the bottom group and did not have a lot of power. What were their jobs?
farmers
400
Did the clergy and nobles want to pay taxes?
No
400
What date did the people in Paris attack the Bastille?
July 14, 1789
400
All _____________ were equal under the law.
men
400
How did the Jacobins kill thousands of people?
They cut their heads off
500
What is the name of the 3rd estate?
the common people
500
Who did the estates vote to pay all the taxes?
the common people
500
In October 1789, the women in Paris were mad because of the cost of bread so they walked to Versailles, where the king lived. What did they tell the King to do?
They told him and his family to go to Paris.
500
Only people who _______________ could be elected to the government.