Keep your Head! Pick the right side? The French Revolution World History Grade 10 Ms. Matzan Lesson Plan
Feb 23, 2016
Keep your Head!Pick the right side?
The French RevolutionWorld History Grade 10
Ms. MatzanLesson Plan
Table of Contents• King Louis calling the General-Estate
s• The First Estate
• The Second Estate• The Third Estate
• The Estates-General Meets• The Tennis Court Oath
• The Storming of the Bastille• Keep your Head quiz
When King Louis XVI called the General Estates to raise
money to pay off the financial debt, what Estates
did he call on?
The First and Second Estate The Third Estate
The Peasants
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Correct!!!• Now move on to the next question!
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Food for thought! Did Marie Antoinette really say let them eat cake!?
Who was a part of the First Estate?
The Clergy The Nobility
The King The Peasants
The Bourgeoisies
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The First Estate represented• The Clergy represented
the top class, and were divided into the higher and lower clergy
• .5% of the total population
• Had to pay NO taxes• Click here to learn more
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/cahiers1.html
• Great now go on to the next question
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King Louis XVI Marie Antoinette
Who was a part of the Second Estate?
The ClergyThe NobilityThe King
The PeasantThe Bourgeoisie
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The Second Estate represented
• The Nobility, or any man who owned land• Technically royalty
• Approximately 1.5% of population• Did NOT have to pay ANY taxes
•Click here to learn more http://history.hanover.edu/texts/cahiers2.html
• Great now go to the next question
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Versailles
Who was a part of the Third Estate?
The ClergyThe Nobility
The Peasants and Bourgeoisies
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The Third Estate represents• Divided up into two groups
the rural and urban• The rural represent the
Peasants• The urban represent the
Bourgeoisie-the wage laborers
• 97% of the population• Had little or no wealth but
paid MOST of the taxes•Click here to learn more http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sieyes.html
•Now head to the next question!
Unfortunately no, try again!
The Estates-General Meeting
The Estates-General Meets• 5, May 1789
• The matter at hand was Taxes• The King intended for the Third Estate to
be there as a Symbol, no power• The Third Estate wanted to meet as one
body, and vote per head• Not being allowed to air their grievances,
the Third Estate, now the National Assembly moved to the Tennis Court
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The Tennis Court Oath• Locked out of the Estates-General, the National
Assembly signed the Tennis Court Oath• They agreed not to separate till there was a new
constitution for France• The King supported both sides at the same time• The Estates-General no longer exist, as of 9, July
1789 the National Constituent Assembly consist of all equal men
•Click here to learn more http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/tennis_oath.html
• Continue
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Storming the Bastille
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OCheQDr5ag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zPTFGLHavQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kjxor8OwI8
Table of ContentsOff with your head quiz!
See if you can keep your Head!•Click her to play the game http://www.quia.com/sh/2658.html?AP_rand=1003714328
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