French revolution - 3

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Planning

- Repetion

- French Revolution 2.4

What is 'The Enlightenment'?

Who was the inventor of the 'Trias Politica'?

1. John Locke
2. Voltaire
3. Montesqieu
4. Diderot

Why did Louis XVI call together the Estates-General?

Clergy

1. First estate
2. Second estate
3. Third estate

Second estate

1. Clergy
2. Noblemen
3. The rest of the people

What estates had to pay taxes?

1. Only the first estate
2. The first and seccond estate
3. The seccond and third estate
4. Only the third estate

The Estates-General meet

1789: 

States-General meets in Versailles.

Disagreement about the way of voting
Each estate had one vote. 

Does that sound fair to you?

The Estates-General meet

The third estate walks out

Declares themselves the National Assembly (Nationale Vergadering).

French people were angry!

High taxes, but no political influence. 

People stormed the Bastille were weapons and prisoners were kept.

Revolution

The National Assembly abolished all privileges of the 1st and 2nd estate. 

September 1791
the constitution (grondwet) was completed

France became a constitutional monarchy (constitutionele monarchie)

What to do now?

Read paragraph 2.4 and make assignment 1, 2, 7, 8. 

Also make a drawing of one of the main events in this paragraph and explain it's importance.

What to do now?

Make flashcards of they key terms of paragraph 2.1, 2.2 & 2.4 to prepare for the keyword test.