The French Revolution Begins

Section 1The French Revolution Begins

Main Idea:Economic and social inequalities in the Old Regime helped cause the French Revolution

Why it matters now:Throughout history, economic and social inequalities have, at times, led peoples to revolt against their government

IntroductionFrance was the center of Enlightenment

Prosperous trading practicesWidely praised culture

High prices and taxesCreates civil unrest

The Old Regime

System of Feudalism that contained 3 social classes-EstatesFirst Estate- Clergy- No TAXES

Second Estate- Rich Nobles- No TAXES

Third Estate- Peasants, urban workers, middle class

Catholic Church

Few privileges and huge tax burden97% of population

Enlightenment Inspires the Third EstateHigh taxes damage the economy in 1780sKing Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette

Inherit large debtSpends extravagantly despite debt

Banks refuse to lend more moneyLouis XVI didn’t care about governingHigh grain prices created a starving population

Louis XVI’s poor leadership makes the problems worse

Third Estate wanted changesThe king refused to change rules of

Estates GeneralSieyes suggests Third Estate start a new

legislature

Pass laws and reforms in the name of the French peopleFirst step towards revolution

Tennis Court Oath 1789Pledge to stay until a new Constitution was written

Louis XVI Calls Estates GeneralMeeting of representatives from all three estates

The National Assembly

A Great Fear Sweeps FranceRumors and panic spread Attacks by peasants all over countryPeasants destroy legal papers binding them to

feudal systemForce Louis XVI to return to Paris from Versailles

Storming the BastilleStarted by rumors Louis XVI wanted to

shut down National AssemblyMob attacks the Bastille and kills guards

The End

Quiz A

1 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1st and 2nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

2 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings?

3 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates?

4 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

5 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

6 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

7 - Because American colonists benefited from Britain’s expensive victory during the French and Indian War, Britain expected colonists to help pay for the costs by passing what law in 1765 that colonists protested by saying “no taxation without representation”?

1 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1st and 2nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

2 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings?

3 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates?

4 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

5 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

6 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

7 - Because American colonists benefited from Britain’s expensive victory during the French and Indian War, Britain expected colonists to help pay for the costs by passing what law in 1765 that colonists protested by saying “no taxation without representation”?

Answers

1 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1st and 2nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

Catholic Church, Rich Nobles

2 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings?

Louis XVI

3 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates?

Estates General

4 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

National Assembly

5 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

Enlightenment

6 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

George III

7 - Because American colonists benefited from Britain’s expensive victory during the French and Indian War, Britain expected colonists to help pay for the costs by passing what law in 1765 that colonists protested by saying “no taxation without representation”?

Stamp Act

Quiz B

1 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written?

2 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

3 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy?

4 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1st and 2nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

5 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

6 - England’s ruler during the late 18th century was not an Enlightened Despot; his power was limited because England had what type of progressive government?

7 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

1 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written?

2 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

3 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy?

4 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1st and 2nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

5 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

6 - England’s ruler during the late 18th century was not an Enlightened Despot; his power was limited because England had what type of progressive government?

7 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

Answers

1 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written?

Tennis Court Oath

2 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

National Assembly

3 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy?

Queen

4 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1st and 2nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

Catholic Church, Rich Nobles

5 - Who was the king of Great Britain when American colonists, who thrived on trade with European nations, won independence?

George III

6 - England’s ruler during the late 18th century was not an Enlightened Despot; his power was limited because England had what type of progressive government?

Constitutional monarchy

7 - The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) protected basic rights and expressed a positive view that what type of ideas could be put into practice so that reason and reform could succeed in government?

Enlightenment

The End

Chapter 7.1 Quiz1 - In the 1700s, which country was the center of the Enlightenment, had prosperous trading practices, had a widely praised culture, but also had a thinly disguised civil unrest fueled by high prices and high taxes?

France

2 - The Old Regime in France was a system of feudalism left over from the middle ages and contained a social class divided into three large social classes called what?

Estates

3 - Respectively, which group made up the privileged 1st and 2nd Estates which had access to high office and exemption from paying taxes?

Catholic Church, Rich Nobles

4 - The 3rd estate has approximately what percent of the population and was compromised of merchants, artisans, cooks, servants and peasants who began questioning long-standing notions about the structure of society, power and authority of government?

97%

5 - What was the name of Frances’ king who inherited a huge debt and still spent extravagantly, had a starving population due to high grain prices and still chose to borrow money to help the Americans fight the British, and had little interest of the details of governing and did not pay attention to his advisors’ warnings?

Louis XVI

Chapter 7.1 Quiz (cont.)6 - Who was Marie Antoinette, who spent lavishly on gowns, jewels and gifts while her country, France, was in a state of emergency facing bankruptcy?

Queen

7 - What term describes a French assembly of representatives from all three estates?

Estates General

8 - The Third Estate was eager to make changes and when the king refused to change the rules of the Estates-General, Abbe’ Sieges suggested the Third Estate delegates name themselves what which would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people?

National Assembly

9 - By voting to establish the National Assembly in 1789 the Third Estate Representatives took the first deliberate act of Revolution and three days later took what oath pledging to stay until a new Constitution was written?

Tennis Court Oath

10 - On July 14, 1789, what Paris prison did revolutionaries take control of in order to secure the gunpowder and has since become a symbolic act of the Revolution?

Bastille