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12 Cards in this Set
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French Estates
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First Estate: Clergy
Second Estate: Nobility Third Estate: The rest of the population |
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The Church owned about ____% of the land
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The Church owned about 10% of the land
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First Estate services
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Hospitals, Schools, Orphanages
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During the _______, the ________ targeted the corrupt French Clergy for reform
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Enlightenment, Philosophes
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In the 1600s, Cardinal _______ and ______ crushed the Noble's military power
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Richelieu, Louis XIV
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Other rights given to nobles after loss of military power
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Top government jobs, top military jobs, courts, and the Church
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The third estate was the most ______ class
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Diverse
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At the top of the third estate was the ________
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Bourgeoisie
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The Bourgeoisie included _______
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Prosperous bankers, merchants, and manufacturers
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Most of the third estate included rural _________
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Peasants
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Financial troubles of France during the brink of Revolution
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Years of deficit spending, supporting the ridiculous lifestyle of the royal court, bad harvests sent food prices soaring, Helping the US during the American Revolution strained the royal treasury, bridging the gap between income and expenses by borrowing more and more money, half of the government's interest went to paying the enormous debt
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On July 14, 1789, the people stormed the _______, a prison and sign of the king's ruthlessness and cruelty
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Bastille
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