France statistics

Question 1

First Estate (Clergy)

Answer 1

0.6% of population, owned 10% of land

Question 2

Second Estate (Nobility)

Answer 2

2% of population: Nobility of the robe (Bought) and sword (born)

Question 3

Third Estate

Answer 3

2.7 million Bourgeosie, peasantry 85% of population; owned 25% of land. signeural dues: 1/7th of income

Question 4

Foreign debt

Answer 4

France borrowed 1250 million livres
91% of Frances money came from loans
112 million livre deficit

“The first shot will drive the state into bankruptcy” - Turgot

Question 5

Pamphlet wars

Answer 5

4000 pamphlets published
250 newspapers in Paris

Question 6

Revellion Riots

Answer 6

Crowd of 3000
300 people injured

“Death to rich, death to aristocrats”

Question 7

Tennis court oath

Answer 7

600 deputies
1 dissenter

Question 8

Storming of the Bastille

Answer 8

Crowd of 600 with 2 cannons
98 civilians killed, 78 wounded
6 soldiers killed

Question 9

Poor wages

Answer 9

Money spent on bread increased from 50% to 80%

Question 10

Assignats

Answer 10

100 livres in assignats = 1.4 actual livres

Question 11

Champ De Mars

Answer 11

50,000 people met
50 killed, 12 injured

Question 12

Storming of Tuileries

Answer 12

20,000 armed Sans Culottes + National Guard
60 Guardsmen slaughtered

Question 13

War affecting economy

Answer 13

Military expenditure ~60%mof state revenues
Welfare loss of 3-4%

Question 14

Destruction of Lyon

Answer 14

26 people a day guillotined

Question 15

Thermidorian reaction

Answer 15

Over 100 Robespierrists executed