1. Warm-Up: Estate System The political cartoon on the right represents the Estate System of social classes in France 1.What images and symbols do you see? 2.Based on your understanding of the Estate System, what is the message of the political cartoon?

2. Good Morning! 1.NVC 2.Warm-Up: Estate System 3.Finish Causes of the French Revolution Essential Question: What were the most significant causes of the French Revolution? Homework: French Rev Causes DBQ due Friday

3. The French Revolution… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4uvLXCU hVg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4uvLXCU hVg Can you identify when you see the four major causes of the French Revolution? – Unequal Social Classes – Unpopular Monarchy – Extreme Poverty – New ideas on government

4. Causes of the French Revolution: Match them to the Documents! Unequal Social Classes/Estate System – Doc 2: Third Estate (commoners) pays all taxes, 1 st (clergy/church) and 2 nd estate (nobles/born with money) owns too much land – Doc 3: 98% of pop (common people) very poor – Doc 4: Third Estate now demanding equality Extreme Poverty – Doc 3: no bread, lots of misery, “ragged” “ready to riot””terrible” Unpopular monarchy (Louis the 16 th ) – Doc 6: third estate demanding reform, King rejects reform = not listening to the people – Doc 1: king selfish, does what he wants, imprisons, ABSOLUTE MONARCHY/TYRANNY new examples of good government – Doc 5: American Revolution sets a good example – Doc 4: “people should be foundation” people should rule  democracy – Doc 7: want to stop tyranny, Enlightenment ideas of Republic

5. Four Corners: French Revolution What do you think was the MOST important cause of the French Revolution? – Unpopular Monarchy – Social Classes/Estate System – Extreme Poverty – Influence of Earlier Revolutions

6. Class Conflict and Revolution Class Conflict: tension or anger between people of different social groups 1 st and 2 nd Estates (3% of population) control 90% of the wealth in France 3 rd Estate (97% of population) controls 10% of the wealth in France – Bourgeoisie: Well- educated middle class Bankers, merchants, factory owners Pay high taxes and have no voice in government

7. Why have a Revolution? The Government is using violence against its own people People can’t live their lives the way they want because of the Government The Government is taking a way the rights of the people

8. Persuasive Prompt Which two causes do you think are most significant? – Go through the documents and pick out TWO QUOTES – Which causes do these quotes most closely align with? Thesis: __________ and __________ were the most significant causes of the French Revolution because _________

9. Persuasive Prompt: Causes of the French Revolution What do you think are the TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT causes of the French Revolution? Respond in a 1 pg piece of argumentative writing – Thesis Statement – Counterargument – Two quotations from the documents