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Skoogle Chapter 6 Section 1 Complete the terms below and the section outline.

Skoogle Chapter 6 Section 1 Complete the terms below and the section outline. Why was the Old Regime an unfair social system? First and Second Estate owned most of the nation’s land and wealth while they paid no taxes

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Skoogle Chapter 6 Section 1 Complete the terms below and the section outline.

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  1. SkoogleChapter 6 Section 1Complete the terms below and the section outline. • Why was the Old Regime an unfair social system? • First and Second Estate owned most of the nation’s land and wealth while they paid no taxes • Third Estate was mostly poor and working class citizens who struggled to survive yet they paid all of the taxes that supported the other estates • Why was France’s economy doing so poorly by the end of the 1700s? • Social inequality • Unfair tax system • Lavish lifestyles by the First and Second Estates • Engaging in multiple wars • Debt • Inflation, food shortages and unemployment • What was the Estates-General? Why was this system not practical? a. It was the meeting of the three estates in order to discus/deal with important issues • Each estate had one vote, causing the first and second estate to vote against the third estate leaving them with no hope of having an impact • Why were the Bourgeoisie so important in pushing France toward a revolution? • They were mostly middle class and educated • Many understood and believed in the ideals of the Enlightenment • They could organize and articulate a movement against the monarchy Old Regime: system in France that created three social classes; First Estate, Second Estate, Third Estate First Estate: Church Clergy (.5% of the population) Second Estate: Nobility and aristocracy (1.5% of the population) Third Estate: peasants, working class and Bourgeoisie (98% of the population) Bourgeoisie: middle class who were mostly educated members of the 3rd Estate(teachers, lawyers, merchants) Deficit Spending: spending money that you do not have creating debt Bastille: French military fort that was stormed by angry citizens in 1789

  2. SkoogleChapter 6 Section 1Complete the terms below and the section outline. • Why was the Old Regime an unfair social system? • Why was France’s economy doing so poorly by the end of the 1700s? • What was the Estates-General? Why was this system not practical? a. b. • Why were the Bourgeoisie so important in pushing France toward a revolution? Old Regime: First Estate Second Estate: Third Estate: Bourgeoisie: Deficit Spending: Bastille:

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