1. The Decisive Meeting of the Estates General of Bourbon France
1789
The Decisive Meeting of the Estates General of Bourbon France

2. Mini-project: Each of you is a member of one of the Estates,
one of you is the king: (not gender-specific)
Group members must sign their complete names on the back of the cahier

3. Mini-project: Use the text (pp 108 to 112) to….. Cahier
Write your estate’s cahier, cite page numbers
The value of a cahier that completely matches my lists is 27 points/student estate member.
Examples must be from the text only.
Platform
create your political platform for voting on the king’s request to raise taxes.
Why is your estate for/against the levy (tax) King Louis XVI needs?

5. Mini-project: Factions: Louis XVI, 2 First Estate 2 Second Estate 6
Third Estate B 8; PW 8

6. Mini-project: Answer King Louis XVI, no vote Cahier:
no money to pay the debts
deal with the new challenges to improve France.
Platform:
Wants taxes to pay the deficit
Question is: who will pay those taxes? P

7. Mini-project: Answer First Estate 1 vote Cahier:
The Church is concerned about people wanting to reform it.
The Enlightenment threatens religion and moral order.
Platform:
won’t pay the king’s new tax…..against   
p  

8. Mini-project: Answer Second Estate 1 vote Cahier:
wanted more power from the king;
want to prevent middle class from having public office;
want control of the military (take power from the king);
want higher income from the crown
want more Estates General meetings.
Eventually gaining power over the monarch.
Platform:
won’t pay a tax.
P. 109, 111, 112

9. Mini-project: Answer Third Estate 1 vote
Peasant/worker: next page
Third Estate    1 vote
Cahier: (since there are two groups, we list their separate interests)
Bourgeoisie:
get France out of debt;
higher ranking government jobs;
more land (from the nobles);
lower taxes (would make nobles and Church pay more tax);
end unfair/expensive business regulations;
Equal social treatment
Income equality
more Estates General meetings;
Estates General vote based on percentage of population = to number of representatives;
freedom of the press;

10. Mini-project: Answer p. 109, 111, 112 Third Estate (continued) 1 vote
Peasant/worker:
many peasants still forced to work for nobles for no pay;
better work wages;
reduce unfair/expensive business regulations;
More Estates General meetings;
Estates General vote based on percentage of population = to number of representatives;
fairer taxes (less on poor);
Equal social treatment
Income equality
right to quit a job when wanted;
Only nobles got the best jobs
high food prices caused food shortages;
famines caused more food shortages
Platform:
tax the Church and Nobles
p. 109, 111, 112