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In at least three well organized paragraphs, explain how Enlightenment ideas of Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu may have sparked revolutionary ideas in France. Be sure to explain why these ideas would affect society.
French Society
End of the 18th century, France faced many issues undermining the apparent success of their empire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52fFZPiUtS8&feature=related
What did you notice from the video? Specifically the difference between classes.
French Society Old Regime:
Social and political system dividing the people of France into 3 estates.
What do you noticein the picture?
FIRST ESTATE
CLERGY
Own 10% of land
2% income to government
SECOND ESTATE
Nobility
2% of populatio
nOwn 20% of
land
THIRD ESTATEProfessionals, peasants, working people
97% of population
Bourgeoisie
Urban Workers
Peasants (80%)
PRIVILEGED!
NOT PRIVILEGED!
Enlightenment Ideas
New views about power & authority Inspired by American Revolution Questioning structure of society EQUALITY, LIBERTY, & DEMOCRACY
Economic Issues
Heavy taxes Decade of struggling crops Extravagant spending American Revolutionary War
Weak Leadership Louis XVI
Lavish spending Indecisive Impatient with policies Rather hunt When you don’t have any money, what does
Louis XVI do? Tax! Now he wants to tax the nobles
Weak Leadership
Queen Marie Antoinette: Why was she extremely unpopular with the
people of France? Read about “Madame Deficit” & “The affair of
the diamond necklace” Why was she doomed from the start?
Austrian Princess What other reasons were factors for being
widely unpopular? Lavish lifestyle Swede on the side Gambling Necklace Affair
HW
Read Chapter 7 Section 1 Write 2 sentences explaining the significance
of each term & name. Paragraph (6 sentences): Which factor played
the biggest role in the Revolution against the French government?
Paragraph (6 sentences): Explain the significance of the storming of Bastille.
Estates General
May 5, 1789: Second Estate forces a meeting of the Estates General to approve new tax.
According to medieval rules, each estate gets one vote. How is that fair?
SHOULD I RAISE TAXES ON THE SECOND ESTATE?
First Estate votes NO !!
Second
Estate votes NO !!
First And Second Estates
Always voted Together
National Assembly
National Assembly: Abbe Sieyes, a sympathetic clergyman,
suggests Third Estate name themselves the National Assembly and pass laws & reforms in name of people.
June 17, 1789 National Assembly is established
Abbe Seyes
What is the3rd
Estate?
EverythingWhat has it been?NOTHING!What does it want to be?SOMETHING!
Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath: Louis XVI tries to lock Third Estate out from
meeting Break into an indoor tennis court and pledged
to stay until a new constitution was drawn up.
July 14, 1789
Storming the Bastille
We have the guns, now we need gun powder!
To the Castle at Bastille!
Great Fear
Peasant feared the nobles would react by hiring outlaws to terrorize them. Destroyed legal papers, and in some instances
burned down homes Parisian women rioted over the price of
bread. Stormed into Versailles and for King Louis XVI
& Queen Marie Antoinette to Paris. Why Paris?
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