Causes Of The French Revolution

Question 0

King Louis

Answer 0

Absolute monarch
Believed his power came from god
Married Marie-Antoinette
She was disliked

Question 1

Causes of revolution?

Answer 1

King Louis XVI
American influence
The three estates
Enlightenment
Poor pay more
Question of voting

Question 2

The first estate?

Answer 2

Clergy- bishops of Catholic Church
Ran schools and hospitals
Owned over 10% of land
Everyone had to pay tithe

Question 3

Second estate?

Answer 3

Nobles
Abt 4,000
Judges, advisors, generals

Question 4

Thirds estate?

Answer 4

95% of population
Most poor workers and peasants
Rich part= Bourgeoisie, business men, lawyers, doctors
Wanted more say

Question 5

Enlightenment

Answer 5

Voltaire
Rosseau
Power did not come from God
Church and nobles to powerful

Question 6

Taxes

Answer 6

Nobles didn’t have to pay
Third estate
Nobles didn’t have to pay gabelle tax on salt

Question 7

American influence

Answer 7

French soldiers fought in American war
King of France bankrupt from fighting wars
Wanted nobles to pay taxes
Forced king to call estates general

Question 8

Voting

Answer 8

Estates general met in 1789
Needed voting system change
Previous system called voting by order
Changed to voting by head