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The Three EstatesKing
First Estate Second EstateThird Estate
What issues did the third estate have with the system?
Bourgeoisie City WorkersPeasant Farmers
- Paid High taxes
- No political power
- Often out of work
- Often Starving
- Had to pay most of their earnings to
Church, Lords, King
Response Question 10/24/13
Causes for the French Revolution
Problems of the Third
Estate
The Enlightenment
Bad Weather
American Revolution
Three bulleted
Sentences describing how the
above lead to revolution
Three bulleted
Sentences describing how the
above lead to revolution
Problems with the King and Queen
Three bulleted
Sentences describing how the
above lead to revolution
Three bulleted
Sentences describing how the
above lead to revolution
Three bulleted
Sentences describing how the
above lead to revolution
Taxes
Throughout the 1880’s taxes were increased in France to pay for wars and luxuries for the King and Queen making it more difficult for the third
estate.
EnlightenmentThis would bring
negative views of the king, the government
and the church making people upset
Words like “Equality”, “Liberty”, and
“Democracy became commonly used.
America winning independence
excited the people
They discussed the ideas of Voltaire and Rousseau
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
“Man is born free”
Strongly supported democracy
Weather and CropsBad Weather during this
period lead to small crops for farmers.
Less food made prices increase and many City Workers
starved.
The American Revolution and Debt
The French spent a lot of money helping America fight for Independence.
When the U.S. could not pay them back the
French Government went into debt