The+French+Revolution

The French Revolution: ​The Three Estates **//by Mikasaurous (Mick) and by Manny V. (Manny)//**


 * 1) The first estate: The Clergy: The Clergy were religious authority and figures in France.
 * 2) The second estate: Nobles: The wealthy class in france. They owned the most land and they did not pay any taxation.
 * 3) The third estate: Peasents and Commoners: The poorest class in France and they payed they most taxes, but they uphold the most population, having 98% of the populations

//**The King & Queen.**// //King Louis:// He was a wealthy, but weak king. He bacame king by being born under the crown. The french people resented him for his wealthy life style. Abuse of tax (unfair). He died: of execution during the revolution; sentenced for treason against the France, caught trying to leave France into Austria's netherland. The process of stopping the revolution did not succeed the revolution became to overwhelming for the king. He was beheaded and executed.



Queen Marie Antoinette: Austrian noble, she married into French noblity she spend alot of money from the royal treasury. During the great depression of France. She had died and was also beheaded. She was not fonded by the french people, knowing she was Austrian the enemy they were being invaded from.



//Controller General;Tax Collector (da pig):// The person who collected taxes for the king and the queen. Taxing the nobles and peasents/commoners.

//**__Events 1-2__**// //**Meeting estates, National assembly.**// > //National assembly:// a group of french represenative that __voted by head__ and that is considered "1" vote. They had alot of people so they were considered to be more powerful than the first and second estate combined. The commoners have alot of power (basically).
 * //Meeting estates:// A group of french repretenative, who represented the first estate, second, and third estate.

__**//Event 3//**__ //**Reign of Terror.**// //Robespierre:// had controlled of France. He had commited many execution in the name of, virtue. Ridding evidence of "Old France" and its pass kings. Drasticly erasing the history of France, was burned.




 * The "New" Calendar: Robespierre didn't only effect history, he also effected time and date of france, the calender had changed: The calendar didn't have a sunday considering its a holy day. And Robespierre believes that the church was corrupted and didn't give to the french commoner and peasents of the third estate.
 * Excessive change during the french revolution.