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The Estates General

The voting system · Estates General met when king said to(not often) · Unfair voting was previously used so a new system was brought in  · France was completely bankrupt · A new financial minister was brought in / Jacques Necker · they were hoping that there would be new taxes to bring them out of bankruptcy

The food Crisis · Mass hunger in countryside · 13 july 1788, massive hailstorm · destroyed many farm areas over central france · follwed by a drought causeing the harvest of 1788 to be very poor · the coldest winter followed with much water becoming ice and once it melted turned into floods · bread became very expensive and poor familys spent a lot on it  · because people were spending all on bread, clothes shoes etc. wen tout of business · unemployment followed which led to riots

,The Complaint Lists · veters asked to draw up list of things to change · 60,000 were made showing ppl want change · people were excited that france seemed to be looking for change

The Estates Meet · on 5 may 1789, over 100 deputies meet · third estate refused to move to separate halls · 3rd wanted national assembaly but 1st and 2nd said no  · 3rd gave ultimatum to start work of estats general by them selves · the glergy decided to join the 3rd estate The Tennis Court oath · after being denied entrance the3rd and 1st estates packet into a tennis court · they were ordered to meet in separate estates but would not · king louis gave in to them and forced them all to join · many people thought revolution had occurred.

Questions 1 and 2

1. · Had to pay all taxes ||  · Third Estate || · Salt tax · Wine tax · Poll tax || · Able bodied people · Abyone buying speific products · Third Estate || · Right to hunt · Right to warren · Right of dovecote · Corvee, cens, champart || · People living on land owned by a land lord · Usually third estate || · execution || · most people in most estates · Voltair || · Sealed letters · Abuse of power · Massive debt and the idea of a need for taxes to be raised || · Third estate ||
 * || Things People Disliked || Kinds of people who disliked these things ||
 * Society || · Not having any special privileges
 * Taxation || · Unpaid work for nobels
 * Feudal rights and dues || · Paying for ue of landlords things
 * Law || · Brutal punishment
 * Government 061 || · Wasting of money

2. Because the third class was getting treat very poorly and much money was spent on other things that were not helping the country grow and get out of its massive debt.

3. E B G A C I D H F

4.

A. Political,economical B. Pollitical, economical C. Social D. Social E. Social, Economic, Pollitical 5. I think many people disliked it because of Maria Atoinette. She was not a good role model for the rest of the public and spent much money on herself when she could be have been spending it on helping France grow as a country. 6. I Believe that the government would have suffer even without Maria Atoinette because a lot of bad decisions were made and a lot of bad actions were taken. The king had too much power which a lot of the people in france really did not like because he could do anything he wanted.