1. Review What are the three estates? Who pays the taxes?
Who are the bourgeoisie?
Who is the King of France? Describe him.
Who is the Queen of France? Describe her.
What are the financial issues in France?

2. The Calling of the Estates General

3. Essential Question
What were the complaints of the 3rd Estate and how did they change the French Government?

4. Assembly of representatives from all three estates
The Estates General
Assembly of representatives from all three estates
Can be called by the King
Goal: Reform Taxing, Fix the Debt

5. Voting and Issues in Estates General
Voting in Estates General
One vote per estate
1st and 2nd outvote 3rd
3rd estate = commoners; 98% of population
Issues: Inequality, 3rd Estate wants to reform France but knows it will be out voted by 1st and 2nd

7. Follow along with your copy of the skit.
Estates General Skit
Follow along with your copy of the skit.
There will be questions to answer after we’re finished

8. 3rd Estate Takes Charge
King chooses not to lead or help the 3rd Estate.
3rd Estate takes the initiative and calls itself the National Assembly
They will make the laws
National Assembly takes the “Tennis Court Oath” – goal to establish a constitution

10. Questions (answer on paper)
1. Why did King Louis call the Estates General?
2. What ideas do the 3rd Estate bring with it?
3. In line 24, what does Necker warn the King about?
4. In lines 33 & 52, what is being proposed by the 3rd Estate?
5. Using line 42, what are the views of the 1st and 2nd estate?
6. In line 66, how have the demands/goals changed for the 3rd Estate? List some of the demands/goals of the 3rd Estate found on the last page.
7. Describe the King’s leadership and the effect it had.

11. Directions
Read about the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen and the French Constitution
Answer the questions using those excerpts