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Third Estate
Nobility
Clergy
Napoleon
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How many people were in the third estate?
27 Million
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How many people were in the Nobility
120 thousand - 350 thousand
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How many people were in the clergy?
Around 130 thousand.
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What was Napoleon's first name?
Napoleon.
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Who had the least people of all estates?
The Clergy.
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Who represented the third estate?
The National Assembly
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Did the Nobility have to pay taxes?
Yes, but very little taxes.
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Did the clergy have their own law court, or a special law court?
The clergy had their own law court.
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Did the people prefer Napoleon or King Louis XVI as a higher power?
The people preferred Napoleon.
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In this generation which estate would have most power?
The Third Estate.
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How many privileges did the third estate have?
None.
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What did King Louis do to solve France's financial crises?
Remove the Nobles tax exemptions.
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What were the clergy in charge of?
The registration of births, marriages and deaths; they collected the tithe.
300
When did Napoleon first take power?
1799
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What city did King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette live in?
Versailles.
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What were the two types of taxes on the third estate?
Direct taxes and indirect taxes.
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Name three privileges that the nobility had.
They could carry a sword, they didn't pay much taxes, a special treatment in law courts, didn't have to serve in the military.
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How many classes were the clergy divided into?
Two, the higher and the lower clergy.
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When did Napoleon make himself emperor?
1804
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Why did the people destroy Bastille?
To destroy the royal symbol of power, & to rescue to prisoners.
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In 1790, how many livres did a family of five need for a year for basic needs?
435 livres.
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How many types of nobles were there?
There were eight different types.
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How many Parish Priest's were there in the clergy?
60 thousand.
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Where was Napoleon born?
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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How many years did it take for France to become a empire after becoming a republic?
12 years.