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Chapter 4.3A

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French revolution

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Page 101: ''Empty state coffers''

Why does Louis XVI assemble the estates?

1) The expenses of the french royal court were high. The royal family lived in luxury.

2)Louis XVI had a lot of debt of waged wars.

Louis XVI needed money. The nobilty and clergy only wanted to pay if they got more influence. So he gave up his absolute power and gathered the 3 estates in the States general. 

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The citizens were bothered by the priviliges of the nobility.

1. true
2. false

Farmers complained about high taxes and their obligations towards nobel lords

1. true
2. false

The common people were angry about the high food prices (taxes)

1. true
2. false

Why was the third estate angry

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Page 101: ''The states general assembly'

Look at this picture!

What does this picture tell about the estate society?

What happens at the states general assembly?

1. France elects 300 representatives for the nobility and clergy. 600 are elected from the third estate.

2.The nobility and clergy wanted to vote per estate. The third estate per head.

3.The third estate declared itself Constitutional assembly.

4.The king intervened with his army. The French revolution started.

So what caused the french revolution in 1789?

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Page 101: ''France becomes a constitutional monarchy''

Questions:

What happened after the fall of the bastille?

Farmers went to their lord and demanded the papers in which his priviliges were written. The papers were trampled!

1. true
2. false

Hunderds of castles, cloisters and estates went up in flames

1. true
2. false

The constitutional assembly abolished the priviliges of the nobility and the clergy.

1. true
2. false

What ended the estate society in France?

What happened with the power of the king?

What have you learned this lesson?