during the french revo, george washington became the first president of the US.
started in 1789, lasted ten years. in 17002 france and england were considered the most advanced in the world. it had a large population and a great foreign trade. however, most people didnt know about there huge debts too.
in the 1770's the social and political system of france was called the old regine. under this regine, there were 3 huge social classes called estates.
first estate- made up of clergy of roman catholic church. had to pay 2 percent of their earnings on taxes. owned ten percent of lands in france. their jobs were to provide religion, education, and relief services.
2nd estate- made up of rich nobles, held highest offices in gov of france. paid 0% of income on taxes owned 20 percent of land in france had 2 % of pop in france.
3rd estate- included everyone that wasnt in first 2 estates. held no power to influence gov in frnace. paid 50% of income on taxes. resented the first 3 classes.
enlightenment- complex with many influences, for this chapter we will focus on the influnce from USA. the 3rd estate was becoming very tired of the old regine. they prompted the ideals of equality.
louis XVI was a very weak leader. very indecisive and paid little attention to his advisors. marie didnt help much either with constantly expressing her opinion and she was from austria. he wanted to tax nobles but they werent happy about it.
estates general- an assembly of reps from all three estates. their gol was to approve new tax. the meeting was held on may 5, 1789 in versailles. it was the first time the assembly had met in 175 years.
the 3 estates would meet separately and vote. this let th first and second beat the 3rd easily and the king sided with the nobles again and they were out voted.
individually- 1 para on tennis court oath
1 para on storming of the bastille
due 11:59 tonight.
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