PPT-The French Revolution

A Series of Events Meeting of the EstatesGeneral Meeting of the EstatesGeneral When May 5 1789 Who King Louis XVI members of 1 st 2 nd and 3 rd Estates Where Versailles Louis . Liberté, Egalite, Fraternité. Liberté, Egalite, Fraternité. These three words are the motto of the French Revolution.. They summarize the ideals and desires of the people as they toppled one of Europe’s oldest absolute monarchy.. Threat or Promise?. Causes for Revolution. Causes for Revolution. France is near broke. Causes for Revolution. France is near broke. Lost Seven Years War. Causes for Revolution. France is near broke. 1789-1799. “The French revolution ranks with the Reformation as one of the two great watersheds in the history of the European world. Into it virtually all the past flowed; from it virtually all the present has come.”. Aim/Goal: . Was the French Revolution a success?. Do Now: . Explain the Three Estates during revolutionary France. What percentage of the population were they? Explain in a few sentences.. bourgeoisie. A. excessive spending of King Louis XVI.. B. rise of the National Assembly.. C. Reign of Terror.. D. loss of the Old Regime. Among the causes of the French Revolution was the. A. excessive spending of King Louis XVI.. Historical interpretations of class conflict leading to. the French Revolution. Bourgeoisie . was united by economic position and class interest and frustrated by feudal laws. Eventually, rose up to lead the . Queen Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI. The Eve of Revolution. 1789. French Old Order/Three Estates. . 1. Clergy. . 2. Nobility. . 3. Everyone else. Enlightenment Ideas. Questioning inequalities of Old Regime. Background. Treaty of Ryswick – 1695 . Africans and . engagés. for labor. 1685 – Negro codes – punishments . High mortality / low fertility. Slave population – 500,000 – most African-born. 29 . (5:32 – 11:54). [1] Why did France invade Austria?. [2] Louis XVI was condemned to die by … . [3] The Guillotine was meant to … . [4] The Committee of Public Safety … . [5] When Napoleon rules France, nobles and the Catholic Church … . Learn French Language with Edubull French Language Course Online. Looking for French Lessons in French Language Classes, introduction to the French Language Basics with the French Language Learning App. . Vocabulary. Estate. Taille. Bourgeoisie. Sans-culottes. Electors. Coup . d’etat. Bastille. Consulate. Nationalism. Conservatism. Liberalism. Guillotine. Deficit spending. suffrage. Most are in Chapter 9. Causes of the French Revolution What brought about the French Revolution? Enlightenment thinkers ~ many lived in France under absolute monarchy ~ spoke of change granting more rights to the people….sounded good! The Old Regime. 1. st. Estate – Clergy - 1% of population. 2. nd. Estate – Nobility – 1% of population. 3. rd. Estate – Remainder of population. The Clergy. Very wealthy and powerful. Owned 10% of the land in France. Ça. . ira. !. Ça. . ira. !. . (Edith Piaf). Ça. . ira. , . ça. . ira. ! Les . aristocrates. . à. la . lanterne. !. Song dates from the Revolution itself.. Making of the Modern World. The French Revolution.