Name____________ Date:_______ Ms. Reyes/Ms. Rust Global 10 Mini-Lesson 2: French Revolution Preliminary Stage Aim: How did the 3 rd Estate challenge the French monarchy? Do Now: Based on your knowledge of Global Studes! wrte down " general#atons (broad statement about a group of people or things. It states something they have in common ) about t$e so%al! e%onom% and &olt%al stru%ture of 'ran%e at t$e s tart of t$e 'ren%$ Re(olu ton. _________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________________ ___ L!SS"#R$: )om&lete t$e followng readng. *nswer t$e +uestons t$at follow,))-S R.1%tng strong and t$oroug$ tetual e(den%e to su&&ort analyss. %he French Revolution &egins By t$e late 12304s! t$e 'ren%$ go(ernment needed money badly n order to &ay ts debts ,money owed. n 1235! t$erefore! 6ng -ous 78 %alled a meetng of t$e 9states General. $e Estates General was a grou& of ad(sers to t$e )rown wt$ members from all t$ree 9states. $e 9states General $a d not been %al led toget$er s n%e 1;1<. =$en t$e 9states General last met n 1;1<! ea%$ 9state was allowed one (otes. $s meant t$at t$e )$ur%$ leaders ,from t$e 1 st 9state and t$e nobles ,from t$e > nd 9state were always able to (ote aganst t$e " rd 9state by two to one. But n 1235! t$e " rd 9state refused to let t$s $a&&en agan. $e " rd 9state $as as many members from bot$ t$e 1 st and > nd 9state toget$er. $e " rd 9state now demanded t$at all members n all t$ree 9states (ote toget$er as one grou& on all matters. $e " rd 9state also demanded t$at all de%sons be made by t$e ma?orty (ote of all members n all t$ree 9states. @owe(er! t$e 'ren%$ nobles and )$ur%$ leaders were aganst t$s dea. $e 1 st and > nd 9states stll wanted ea%$ 9state to meet se&arately and $o(e one (ote. *s a result! t$e members of t$e " rd 9state de%ded to take a%ton. $ey de%lared t$emsel(es t$e National Assembly . *s t$e Natonal *ssembly! t$e " rd 9state ntended to a%t as a lawmakng body for all t$e &eo&le of 'ran%e. -ous 78 &rom&tly bans$ed t$em from t$er meetng $all. Aoned by man y of t$e lower % lergy and some reformmnded nobles! de&utes of t$e " rd 9state gat$ered at a nearby tenns %ourt. $ere! t$ey swore an oat$ ,&romse! known as t$e Tennis Court Oath! &romsng not to dsband untl t$ey $ad wrtten a %onsttuton. -ous %ould $a(e ordered t$e solders to make t$em lea(e. @owe(er! $e ordered t$e nobles and t$e %lergy to ?on t$e $rd 9state and form one sngle Natonal *ssembly. =$en -ous 78 broug$t troo&s to 8ersalles! many &eo&le feared t$a t $e &lanned to dssol(e t$e Natonal *ssembly and %rus$ t$e re(oluton. n rea%ton! Mobs n ars and t$roug$out ot$er %tes atta%ked go(ernment &rsons n sear%$ of wea&ons to defend t$e Natonal *ssembly agans t t$e kng4s troo&s. $e go(ernment &rson n ars was %alled t$e Bastille. Cn Auly 1<! 1235! a ars %rowd stormed t$e Bastlle. $ey saw t$e atta%k on t$e Bastlle as an atta%k on t$e n?ust%e and ne+ual ty of t$e Cld Regme. $e atta%k on t$e Bastlle be%ame t$e symbol for t$e 'ren%$ Re(oluton. oday! t$e 'ren%$ %elebrate Auly 1<t$ as t$er nde&enden%e Day. t s stll known as Bastlle Day. 1. Des%rbe w$at t$e 9 stat es General was. >. @ow does t$e 9states General %om&are to 9ngland4s &arlament ". =$y do you t$n k t$e monar% $y $ad not %all ed t$e 9sta tes Gen eral tog et$er s n%e 1;1< <. 9 &l a n w$y t$e " rd 9state de%lared tself t$e Natonal *ssembly. E. red %t $ow t$e 1 st and > nd 9state would rea%t to t$e enns )ourt Cat$. ;. =$y mg $t $a(e -ou s 78 ordered t$e nobles and %lerg y to ?on t$e Nat onal *ssembly