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Things that people disliked || Kinds of people who disliked these things || Society (source 6) || Having no privileges || The third estate, because they had no rights and privileges. || Taxation (source 12) || Taxation || All citizens, but especially the third estate || Feudal rights and dues (source 13) || Rights, and unfairness || The third estate (peasants) || Law (source 16) || Government || All estates. They were angry at the French government by killing an innocent man. || Government (source 20,26 and 31) || Wasting money (Marie Antoinette) || All estates. They believed Marie Antoinette spent money for nothing. ||

- Taxation. Taxation was a huge deal in France. The first and the second estate (people who were quite wealthy) didn't have to pay some taxes or maybe most of them. In fact, the third estate group, people who were poor had to pay all taxes. The third estate found this very unfair.
 * 2. Look at your completed table. Choose from it at least one reason why many French people wanted to change the way France was run.**

E, I, B, G, A, C, D, H ,F
 * 3. Sort these events and developments into the order in which they happend:**

The government snt more each year than it recieved in taxes, so the government went bankrupt so, the government was deeply in debt, so, the Finance Minister planned to raise money with the new tax land, but an assembly of nobles and clergy refused to agree to the new ta, so Louis XVI ordered a meeting of the Estates General, hoping it would agree to the new tax. But, the Third Estate deputies took over the Estates General and turned it into a National Assembly so Louis XVI decided to hold a royal session of the Estates General, and warn the third estate not to defy him, but the deputies gathered in a tennis court and swore an oath that they would continue to meet.

People thought the king and his ministers had too much power (e.g. //lettres de cachet//) People disliked Marie Antoinette's extravagent spending Many poor people blamed government for high prices and unemployment. Nobles disliked the government's plans for a new land tax because they would lose their privilege of tax exemption. People disliked marie Antoinette's extravagent spending Many poor people blamed the government for high prices and unemployment.
 * 4. Reasons why Louis XVI and his government were unpopular by 1789**
 * Political:**
 * Social:**
 * Economic:**
 * Tax Exemption:**

I believe the Tax Exemption was the most important. This is what brought anger to the third estate (unfairness). Without the tax exemption, there would be no new land tax because everyone then paid their taxes equally, and plus, there would be no unemployment. Tax exemption is the main issue that brought France into both Social and Economic disaster.
 * 5. Which of the reasons for the government's unpopularity (above) do you think was the most important? Explain your answer**

Marie Antoinette is well known for a reason. She is very well known for spending money madly and destroing the France's government. With the money she built her own land, the France government could have paid off their debt or even give the money to the poors. 
 * 6. If Louis XVI had not married Mari Antoinette, do you think his government would still have been unpopular by 1789? Explain your answer.**