The French Revolution

estates system?

how the ppl of France were divided into social classes

who is included under each estate

above - king + queen first - the clergy/church third - everyone else

how much was each estate taxed

first little to no tax second little to none third very high taxes, like half their income

what are the population percentages of each estate

first 1% second 2% third 97%

who were king and queen of France during the revolution

Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette

Who are the bourgeoisie

middle class top of the third estate

Why is the meeting of the Estates General unfair

Each estate got one vote so the 1st and 2nd can overpower the 3rd

What are the causes of the French revolution

they are broke, new political ideas, the old regime sucked, they only taxed the poor

what was the medieval governing body of France called prior to the outbreak of revolution

old regime/ estates general

what was the tennis court oath

when the national Assembly met in a tennis court in versailes and didnt leave until the drafted a constition

what was the storming of bastille

when a mob stormed the prison `bastille, searching for gunpowder and firearms. symbolic act of revolution first part of revolution

what estate strongly embraced enlightenment ideas

third