so where are we?
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So Where Are We?. Into to Chapter 18 The French Revolution . 1789 -Start French Revolution. 1763 – Treaty of Paris. 1754 – Seven Years War starts. 1740 Frederick II rules in Prussia . 1759 - Voltaire Publishes Candid. 1751 – Encyclopedia Published. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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So Where Are We?
Into to Chapter 18 The French Revolution
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1740Frederick II rules in Prussia
1751 – Encyclopedia Published
1759 - Voltaire Publishes Candid
1754 –Seven Years War starts
1763 – Treaty of Paris
1762- Rousseau publishes what book?
1776 – Declaration of Independence
1789 -Start French Revolution
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The Ancien Regime
• Also referred to as “The Old Order”-What does this imply?-Is France the only state that follows this?• Dividing of social classes called Estates-Can you guess what groups make up the Estates?
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Who was the First Estate?
• The Church was the First Estate• 1789 – Clergy had wealth and privilege• Owned 10% of land• Collected tithes – what are these?• Which group of people would target the
church?
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Who is the Second Estate?• Nobles held the power in the Second Estate• Nobles rights were trampled on by who?• Many nobles disliked absolutism-Based on what you know, why would they?• Nobles also did not like the royal bureaucracy-Who was holding important jobs?
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Who was the Third Estate?
• Most diverse of the classes in France• Bourgeoisie – middle class, made up of
bankers, merchants, lawyers, manufacturers • Most of the Third Estate was rural peasants,
however the poorest were urban workers, most were unemployed
• Who do you think paid the most taxes?
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Unfair Taxation
• First Estate – paid NO taxes• Second Estate – very little• Third Estate – Peasants/Urban workers paid
majority of taxes in France• First and Second Estates held Traditional Rights of
paying no, or very little, taxes• Together the Estates made up the Estates
General {legislative body with reps from each estate}
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