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The French RevolutionWorld History Grade 10

Ms. MatzanLesson Plan

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• King Louis calling the General-Estates

• The First Estate• The Second Estate• The Third Estate

• The Estates-General Meets• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Storming of the Bastille• Keep your Head quiz

When King Louis XVI called the General Estates to raise

money to pay off the financial debt, what Estates

did he call on?

The First and Second EstateThe Third Estate

The Peasants

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Food for thought! Did Marie Antoinette really say let them eat cake!?

Who was a part of the First Estate?

The ClergyThe Nobility

The King The Peasants

The Bourgeoisies

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The First Estate represented

• The Clergy represented the top class, and were divided into the higher and lower clergy

• .5% of the total population

• Had to pay NO taxes• Click here to learn more

http://history.hanover.edu/texts/cahiers1.html

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King Louis XVI Marie Antoinette

Who was a part of the Second Estate?

The Clergy

The NobilityThe King

The Peasant

The Bourgeoisie

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The Second Estate represented

• The Nobility, or any man who owned land• Technically royalty

• Approximately 1.5% of population• Did NOT have to pay ANY taxes

•Click here to learn more http://history.hanover.edu/texts/cahiers2.html

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Versailles

Who was a part of the Third Estate?

The ClergyThe Nobility

The Peasants and Bourgeoisies

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The Third Estate represents

• Divided up into two groups the rural and

urban• The rural represent the

Peasants• The urban represent the

Bourgeoisie-the wage laborers

• 97% of the population• Had little or no wealth but

paid MOST of the taxes•Click here to learn more http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sieyes.html

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The Estates-General Meeting

The Estates-General Meets

• 5, May 1789• The matter at hand was Taxes

• The King intended for the Third Estate to be there as a Symbol, no power

• The Third Estate wanted to meet as one body, and vote per head

• Not being allowed to air their grievances, the Third Estate, now the National

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The Tennis Court Oath• Locked out of the Estates-General, the National

Assembly signed the Tennis Court Oath• They agreed not to separate till there was a new

constitution for France• The King supported both sides at the same time• The Estates-General no longer exist, as of 9, July

1789 the National Constituent Assembly consist of all equal men

•Click here to learn more http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/tennis_oath.html

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Storming the Bastille

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OCheQDr5ag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zPTFGLHavQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kjxor8OwI8

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