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Did Frances system of estates violate the
Enlightenment principle of equality? Why or
why not?
Why were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette so
unpopular?
After years of oppression, what finally
caused the French people to revolt?
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Three Estates (social classes)
Who belonged to the different estates?
First Estate:
Second Estate:
Third Estate:
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Enlightenment ideaswhich ones?
What were some of the economic problems
that France faced at this time?
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The bourgeoisie (middle class)
Urban workers
Peasants
Paid taxes to nobles, the Church, and the king
Which group within the Third Estate would suffer
most from the increase in the price of bread?
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Which French absolute monarch did we
already study?
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What do you know about the king and queen?
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The most famous woman painter of the 18th
century
She painted over 30 portraits of the queen and
her family
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What was the Estates-General?
When Louis XVI had almost no money left, he
called the Estates-General to approve a new
tax on the nobilityMay 5, 1789
First meeting in 175 yearswhy?
Traditionally, each estate had one vote
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The Third Estate delegates left and called
themselves the National Assembly
Wanted to pass laws and make reforms
What did this mean for the government?
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What was the Tennis Court Oath?
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The National Assembly, considering that it has been called to
establish theconstitution of the realm, to bring about the
regeneration of publicorder, and to maintain the true principles of
monarchy; nothing mayprevent it from continuing its deliberations
in any place it is forced toestablish itself; and, finally, the
National Assembly exists wherever itsmembers are gathered.
Decrees that all members of this assembly immediately take a
solemn oathnever to separate, and to reassemble wherever
circumstances require,until the constitution of the realm is
established and fixed upon solidfoundations; and that said oath
having been sworn, all members andeach one individually confirm
this unwavering resolution with hissignature.
Bailly: I demand that the secretaries and I swear the oath
first; which they
do immediately according to the following formula:We swear never
to separate ourselves from the National Assembly, and to
reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the
constitution of therealm is drawn up and fixed upon solid
foundations.
All the members swear the same oath between the hands of the
president.
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Rumors spread through Paris
Military force dismissing the National Assembly
Foreign troops massacring French citizens
Why did mobs storm the Bastille on July
14th?
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What was the Great Fear?
Peasants began attacking nobles homes
why?
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October 1789Parisian women rioted over
the rising price of bread
Marched on Versailles with weapons and broke
into the palace Demanded that the king and queen return to
Paris (the baker and the bakers wife)
Why was bread so important?
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In groups of three, write a short dialogue
between two members of different Estates
(such as a noble and an urban worker) and
the King or Queen. What would they say toeach other at this
point in the Revolution?
What opinions would they have? What would
they accuse each other of?
You should take turns writing the dialogue (Ishould see
everyones handwriting).
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Please read Ch. 7, Section 2 (pp. 222-227).
Write vocab sentences for the blue words.
Write two-sentence summaries of reach of
the 5 main sections (The Assembly ReformsFrance, Divisions
Develop)
You will have 15 minutes to finish the
dialogues next class, so you may want to
work on it somewhat at home.
