19.1 – Flashcards
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middle class that was top of the Thrid Estate. Included bankers, merchants, manufacturers, officials who syaffed the royal bureacracy, lawyers, doctors, journalists, professors, and artisans
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bourgeoisie
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when a government is spending more money than it takes in
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deficit spending
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old order where the people of France belonged to the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd estate.
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ancien regime
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advisor to Louis XIV. urged king to reduce big court spending, reform govt, and abolish tariffs in internal trade. nobles and high clergy forced king to dismiss him when he said to tax the 1st and 2nd estates
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Jacques Necker
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Louis XIV had the 3 estates do this. they were notebooks listing their grievances. reforms like fairer taxes, freedom of press, regular meetings of estates general
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cahiers
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delegates of 3rd estates swore not to separate, and meet when necessary until a consti was set up. made up mostly of third estate- made the voting count as all people rather than the 2 estates.
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Tennis Court Oath
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after Necker was dismissed from Louis XVI bc he was decided to tax the first 2 estates, Louis summoned the EG- the EG wanted to bring the AM under the control of the nobles and guarantee their own privileges.
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the estates general meets (timeline: the moderate phase, 1789-1791)
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delegates of 3rd estates that represented the people of France. invited others to make consti and reform laws. king was not a fan of them.
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timeline National Assembly (the moderate phase 1789-1791)
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medieval fortress used as a prison for political and other prisoners
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Bastille
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legislative body (in England its parliament)
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Estates General
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1st Estate- clergy 2nd Estate- nobles 3rd Estate- bourgeoisie, rural peasants, urban workers, majority of population
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What were the three social classes in France called under the ancien regime?
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earned bad wages. the rise of prices hurt them badly (bread). bourgeoisie earning more which was unfair
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Why were urban workers discontented?
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He hoped that they could bring the absolute monarch under the control of nobles and guarantee their own privileges. ON VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY BC OF DEFICIT SPENDING
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Why did Louis XVI finally agree to summon the Estates General?
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delegates from the 3rd estate that swore to never separate and to meet when situations made them/required to until a consti was established. Louis needed to get the estates general together to make reforms based on each of the estates grievances
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Who took the Tennis Court Oath and what did they vow?
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1) money to 7 years war and American Revolution 2) bad harvests made food prices rise 3) deficit spending 4) third world hurt 5) Louis XVI indecisive
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Name five reasons France suffered a financial crisis (economic troubles) in the late 1700s.
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people is Paris occupy the capital of France and they wanted to weapons and gunpowder to be stored there
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Who participated in storming the Bastille? Why?
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It was a blow to tyranny (knock down king) and step towards freedom. Revolution
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How did supporters view the storming of the Bastille
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1) economic troubles: deficit spending due to debt and expensive wars lead to economic recession which lead to a verge of bankruptcy 2) poor harvest: food shortages lead to soaring prices- bread riots 3) social inequality: nobility and clergy enjoyed privileges the third estates didn't. peasant suffered from poor wages and lack of rights
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Causes of French Revolution
