King Louiseses
This Louis built the palace of Versailles, in order to keep an eye on his nobles.
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This Estate was taxed the most, despite being the poorest
3rd Estate
What was the Bastille?
A French prison.
This person called the 1789 meeting of the Estates General.
King Louis XVI
What did King Louis do when he heard about the formation of the National Assembly?
He locked them out of the meeting hall.
This Louis was more interested in having fun, saying "after us comes the flood".
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This is the French term for "urban worker"
sans culottes
These three things were kept in the Bastille when it was raided.
Prisoners, gunpowder and artillery
This was the new name of the Third Estate, following the meeting of the Estates-General.
National Assembly
What was the rumor spread about the nobles during "The Great Fear" ?
The nobles had hired violent ruffians to burn crops and murder peasants.
This Louis indulged his wife in anything she wanted, putting France into severe debt.
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What are the three categories of people that the Ancien Regime in split into?
1st, 2nd, 3rd Estates
This is what King Louis XVI wrote in his journal the Bastille had been captured.
"Nothing"
This was the original purpose of the Estates General meeting.
To give advice to the king and approve new taxes
Describe the old rules of the Estates General.
Each of the Three Estates met separately to vote on a proposal, then each Estate cast one vote.
This Louis was the first to involve France in expensive war.
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Which estates would often vote together during the meeting of the Estates General?
1st + 2nd estates
What was "The Great Fear" ?
The period of time when rioters were spreading throughout the countryside of France.
This oath started the French Revolution.
The Tennis Court Oath
This was the name of the governor put in the charge of the Bastille when it was attacked.
Bernard Launay