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French Finances
Stating Estates
King Me
Revolution Evolution
Just So Ya Know
100
The income tax
What was the vingtieme
100
The largest of the 3 Estates
What is the 3rd Estate
100
The king beheaded in 1793
Who is King Louis XVI
100
Historical event comparable to the French Revolution
What is the American Revolution
100
The meeting location for the French Estates-General
What is Versaille
200
The poll tax on each person
What was the capitation
200
Those who were in the 2nd Estate
What is the Nobility
200
Major problem with the rule of King Louis XVI
What is political inefficiency
200
Oath sworn by the 3rd estate
What is the "Tennis Court Oath"
200
The cultural center of Europe throughout the 18th century
What was France
300
The tax placed on real & personal property
What was the taille
300
This estate consisted of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church
What is the 1st Estate
300
The best ruler out of King Loius XVI, XV, & XIV
Who was King Louis XIV
300
This caused discontent among the less privileged
What is social inequality
300
The name given to the Political & Social order in France before the French Revolution
What is the Old Regime
400
The major problem with the French taxation system
What was the lack of balance
400
Owned Estates amounting to about 40% of France
What is the 2nd Estate
400
King Louis XVI went to war with ____ in 1792
What is Austria
400
Structure seized by the mobs in Paris
What is the Bastille (or Veteran's Hospital)
400
A list of grievances or concerns the people were asked to submit
What are Cahiers
500
Contributed to the financial strain & nation debt
What was the failure to share tax burdens (among Estates)
500
The requirement for the 3rd estate known as “Corvee”
What is a system of forced labor
500
Prior King that King Louis XVI fashioned French government after
Who is King Louis XIV
500
Those who wanted radical change
Who are the Jacobins
500
Bill that allowed the people to elect the church clergy
What is the civil constitution of the clergy