French Revolution
- During the revolution George Washington became the first US president
More Beginnings
- started in 1789 and lasted until 1799
- in the 1700's France and england were considreded the most advanced countries in Europe and the world
- It had a very large population and a great foreign trade
- However much of the world did not know the extreme debt that France had occured
Old Regime
- In the 1770's the social classes and political system of France was called the Old Regime
- Inder this regime< there were 3 large social classes called estates
First Estte
Made up of clergy of the Roman catholic Church- had to pay 2 percent of there earnings to taxes
- iwned 10 percent of lands in France
- there jobs were to provide religion, education, and releif services to the poor
- less than i percent of the frecnh population were in that estate
Second Estate
- Made up of rishnobles
- they held the highest offices in the government in France
- This estae paid 0 percent of Income taxes
- owned 20 percent of the land in France
- Had only 2 perecnt of the population of France
Third Estae
- Includeed everyone that wasnt in the first two
- Hod no power to influence there government in France
- Had to pay 50 percent of income /food to taxes
- resented the first two classes
- owned 70 percent of the land and had 97 percent of the population
Enlightenment Ideals
- Enlightenment is a complex with many influences, we will focus on the influence form the USA
- The 3rd estate was becoming very tired of the Old Regime
- Prompted Equality, liberty, and a democracy
Weak Leader
- Louis XVI was a very weak leader
- was very indecisive and paid very little attention to his advisers
- Marie didn't help much either, with constantly expressing her opinion and she was form Austria
- he finally taxed the nobles they were not happy and the Estates general was called
Estates General
- An assembly of representatives from all three estates
- their goal was to approve the new tax
- meeting was held on may 5 1789 in Versailles
- It was the first time they met in 175 years
- In the past, the 3 estates would meet seperately and there would only be 1 vote per estate
- this allowed the 1st and 2nd to always beat the 3rd
- the king sided with the nobles again and they were outvoted
Individually
1 tennis Court Oath
1 Storming of the Bastille
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