Ancien Regime
What is the Ancien Regime system?
A system of social classes in France that was broken up in 3 major groups.
Who was burdened with paying all of the taxes in France?
3rd Estate
Instead of using faith, religion, and superstition to solve problems, what did Enlightenment philosophes want to use? ____________ and ____________
reason and logic
Who is included in the 2nd Estate?
Nobility
When did the rule of King Louis XVI come to a complete end?
Upon his death
Name one reason why France was in debt in the middle of the 18th century.
Spending too much money on wars, spending on luxuries, corrupt tax system.
Which king called the meeting?
King Louis XVI
Name one other successful revolution that people knew about at the time of the French Revolution.
- the English Revolution (or Glorious Revolution)
- the American Revolution
Name the three groups included in the Ancien Regime.
1st Estate - Clergy 2nd Estate - Nobility 3rd Estate - Everyone Else
Name the king of France who is the most famous absolute ruler and who built the Palace of Versailles.
King Louis XIV
Why were there 3 bad harvests and then famine between 1787 and 1789? (one reason is fine)
Bad weather, heavy rains, hard winters.
% of 3rd Estate population in France
98%
From what country did Marie-Antoinette come?
Austria
Who is in the 1st Estate?
The estate or class that included all clergy (cardinals, bishops and priests).
Where was the absolute ruler positioned within the Ancien Regime system?
Above everything else, beyond the top, he was not a part of it.
Who was exempt from paying taxes within the Ancien Regime system? (must include both)
1st Estate - Clergy
2nd Estate - Nobility
Location of Estates General Meeting
Palace of Versailles
The king's financial advisors declared that the problem with France's debt could be solved. How?
tax the 1st and 2nd Estates
Who is in the 3rd Estate?
Wealthy merchants, artists, writers, philosophes, bankers, lawyers, as well as all the peasants and urban workers were included in this estate. Basically, everyone NOT in the 1st or 2nd Estates.
Which absolute ruler called the Estates General meeting to discuss finances?
King Louis XVI
Did King Louis XVI get the taxes he wanted from the Estates General meeting?
NO
Name a result of the Estates General meeting.
- The 3rd Estate declared themselves the National Assembly
- France got a constitution
- the French Revolution started
- end of Absolute Monarchy
- start of Constitutional Monarchy
Where did the social meetings of philosophes, writers, and members of the bourgeousie take place?
salons