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Fuel for the Revolutionary Fire

Fuel for the Revolutionary Fire. Danger!. The Estate System. Estate= orders/classes of society First estate= Those who prayed (clergy) Second estate= Those who fought (nobles) Third estate= Everyone else Which one best represents the French people?. Why the Estates Matter.

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Fuel for the Revolutionary Fire

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  1. Fuel for the Revolutionary Fire Danger!

  2. The Estate System • Estate= orders/classes of society • First estate= Those who prayed (clergy) • Second estate= Those who fought (nobles) • Third estate= Everyone else • Which one best represents the French people?

  3. Why the Estates Matter What might each group be upset about in the late 1700’s?

  4. An Economic Crisis • Spending on foreign affairs and elaborate court life • No taxes were being collected from the First and Second estates • Banks refuse to lend Louis XVI $ • Crop failure and bread shortages • Response (May 1789): Summon the Estates General!

  5. Conflicts Between the Estates • Each estate gets 1 vote in the Estates General • 3rd Estate thinks this is unfair—wants to meet jointly and have each delegate vote individually • Louis XVI opposes this idea and the 3rd estate gets locked out. Oops… • Creation of the National Assembly and the Tennis Court Oath • Will create a French constitution • Other 2 estates ordered by the king to join them…he smells trouble.

  6. The Tennis Court Oath (please refer to your handout) • Why are these people gathered? • How does the oath define “legislature?” • What are their goals? • How does the oath regard monarchy?

  7. Reforms of the National Assembly (please refer to your handout) • Who benefits from these reforms? • Who does not? Power Power Power Bourgeoisie Philosophes Businessmen Commoners Workers Monarch Church/clergy Nobility

  8. July 14, 1789 • The Bastille (in Paris) was a prison where the monarchy held prisoners (both justly and unjustly) • Stormed by a mob trying to steal weapons for the National Assembly’s defense (remember—the king had been gathering troops @ Versailles) • The Great Fear begins Outcomes?

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