World History H French Revolution

what was the old regime?

the social and political system of france where the french people were divided into 3 large social classes or estates

what are the 3 estates?

1st estate (clergy, 1%), 2nd estate (nobility, 2%), 3rd estate (peasant, 97%)

describe the clergy and their privileges

clergy of roman catholic church. owned 10% of all land, paid 2% of their income in taxes, scorned enlightenment idea

describe the nobility and their privileges

owned 20% of all land, paid no taxes, held highest positions in office, disagreed with enlightenment ideas

describe the peasants

didn't own any land. paid 50% of their income in taxes. no power in government, embraced enlightenment ideas

what were the bourgeoisie?

the middle class citizens of the third estate who were educated

describe the taxes in france

the tax system was corrupt because the third estate had to pay the majority of the taxes, the third estate has to pay 9 different types of taxes, including corvees (peasants working on roads), and taille (income tax)

what was the estates-general and why were they called upon by king louis xvi?

a gathering of representatives from all three estates

louis xvi wanted to tax the first and second estate because france was running out of money, but he needed their approval first

what ended up happening at the estates-general's meeting?

they broke down how to vote by hand because the first and second estate would usually outvote the third estate, so the first estate would get 300 reps, the second estate had 300 reps, and the third estate got 600 reps

what was the national assembly?

the third estate was upset that there was no progress being made with the estates-general, so they decided to create a new assembly called the national assembly

what was the tennis court oath?

members of the third estate and some first and second estate members who are part of the national assembly get trapped by people who are opposed to the national assembly in a big room, so they move to a tennis court and vow not to leave before creating a new constitution

what was the storming of the bastille?

urban workers in paris looted the bastille, an abandoned prison, for gunpowder to stop the king's troops from invading paris and breaking up the national assembly

what was the great fear?

peasants in the countryside heard rumors the troops and nobles would attack, so they acted violently towards nobles and scared them into leaving france or giving up their privileges

what was the civil constitution of the clergy?

an oath that the clergy had to swear to that resigned them of their position as clergymen and accepted the role of a state official

what happened on the night of august 4?

the abolition of feudal rights, which means that peasants who were working on land didn't have to pay labour services to their landlords anymore

what was the women's march on versailles?

women of paris, joined by some men, wanted the prices of bread to be lower, so they stormed louis xvi's palace and forced him to move back to paris under the threat of death

what was the declaration of rights of man and of the citizen (d.r.o.m.)?

a statement of revolutionary ideas that gives men and citizens rights and doesn't give anyone privileges

what was the declaration of rights of woman and female citizen (d.r.o.w) and who wrote it?

a statement of revolutionary ideas that includes women in the declaration of rights, which was written by olmype de gouges

olympe de gouges published the d.r.o.w., but her ideas were rejected, and she was later declared an enemy of the revolution and was executed

what was the legislative assembly and what were the three divisions?

the body that had the power to create laws and approve or reject declarations of war

radicals, moderates, and conservatives, which represented the three different ideals of the french people

who were the emigres and what did they want to see happen in france?

emigres were people who fled france hoping to undo the revolution and restore the old regime