 In at least three well organized paragraphs, explain how Enlightenment ideas of Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu may have sparked revolutionary ideas in France. Be sure to explain why these ideas would affect society.

 End of the 18 th century, France faced many issues undermining the apparent success of their empire.  tS8&feature=related tS8&feature=related  What did you notice from the video?  Specifically the difference between classes.

 Old Regime:  Social and political system dividing the people of France into 3 estates.  What do you notice in the picture?

FIRST ESTATE CLERGY Own 10% of land 2% income to government SECOND ESTATE Nobility 2% of population Own 20% of land THIRD ESTATE Professionals, peasants, working people 97% of population Bourgeoisie Urban Workers Peasants (80%) PRIVILEGED! NOT PRIVILEGED!

 Enlightenment Ideas  Economic Issues  Weak Leadership

 New views about power & authority  Inspired by American Revolution  Questioning structure of society  EQUALITY, LIBERTY, & DEMOCRACY

 Heavy taxes  Decade of struggling crops  Extravagant spending  American Revolutionary War

 Louis XVI  Lavish spending  Indecisive  Impatient with policies  Rather hunt  When you don’t have any money, what does Louis XVI do?  Tax!  Now he wants to tax the nobles

 Queen Marie Antoinette:  Why was she extremely unpopular with the people of France?  Read about “Madame Deficit” & “The affair of the diamond necklace”  Why was she doomed from the start?  Austrian Princess  What other reasons were factors for being widely unpopular?  Lavish lifestyle  Swede on the side  Gambling  Necklace Affair

 Read Chapter 7 Section 1  Write 2 sentences explaining the significance of each term & name.  Paragraph (6 sentences): Which factor played the biggest role in the Revolution against the French government?  Paragraph (6 sentences): Explain the significance of the storming of Bastille.

 May 5, 1789: Second Estate forces a meeting of the Estates General to approve new tax.  According to medieval rules, each estate gets one vote.  How is that fair? SHOULD I RAISE TAXES ON THE SECOND ESTATE? First Estate votes NO !! Second Estate votes NO !! First And Second Estates Always voted Together

How come we never win? Third Estate- Bulk of the population, and only one vote!

 National Assembly:  Abbe Sieyes, a sympathetic clergyman, suggests Third Estate name themselves the National Assembly and pass laws & reforms in name of people.  June 17, 1789 National Assembly is established Abbe Seyes What is the 3rd Estate? Everything What has it been?NOTHING! What does it want to be? SOMETHING!

 Tennis Court Oath:  Louis XVI tries to lock Third Estate out from meeting  Break into an indoor tennis court and pledged to stay until a new constitution was drawn up.

July 14, 1789 Storming the Bastille We have the guns, now we need gun powder! To the Castle at Bastille!

Is it a revolt? No Sir, it is a revolution

 Peasant feared the nobles would react by hiring outlaws to terrorize them.  Destroyed legal papers, and in some instances burned down homes  Parisian women rioted over the price of bread.  Stormed into Versailles and for King Louis XVI & Queen Marie Antoinette to Paris.  Why Paris?

 Create a political cartoon depicting the beginning of the French Revolution. (Ch 7 section 1)  Be creative and make sure it is colored.