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The Three Estates
The people of France were divided into 3 estates. The first estate was the clergy. The second estate was the nobility. The third estate was the bourgeoisie. -
The Beginning of the French Revolution.
Europe caused major sparks of the revolution.It had a big impact on 19th century Europe. Economic troubles sparked it too. -
The King and Queen of France
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were the leaders and they didn't care about the economic trouble and poverty. The government was broke and was facing financial crisis. They were a big cause of the revolution. -
The Causes of the Revolution
France was in huge government debt. Louis XVI refusal to accept financial reforms. The Storming of Bastille. -
The Meeting of the Estates General
The third estate dressed in black and they voted who would be in order. The nobility dressed in finery. The clergy dressed in full regalia. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Estates Generals meet at a tennis court instead of Versailles. They moved into an indoor tennis court. It was taken on June 20th, 1789 -
The Storming of Bastille
800 Parisians gathered outside the Bastille, a medieval fortress used as a prison. The Commander open fired on the crowd. Many people were killed. -
March on Versailles
It was a woman's march. It was known as the October march. It was the earliest and most significant event of the revolution. -
Economic troubles
They government is in debt. Poor harvest made the food prices higher which made people poorer. The were poor from recent wars too. -
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Clergy consisted of poor and rich people. A law passed that caused immediate subordination of the Catholic Church in France. It basically banned the church
