Do Now:

in your groups, answer questions 1 – 3 from

The 3 Estates of France

Aim: Who benefitted the most during the early stages of the French Revolution?

Draw & fill out the Social Class Triangle of French Society:

Aim: Who benefitted the most during the early stages of the French Revolution?

Bourgeoisie* – middle–class or the working class people

Urban/Rural – city, country Estates General* – a French legislative body made up

of clergy, nobles & common people, such as businessmen & peasants.

Declaration of the Rights of Man – written by the National Assembly in 1789, it stated that all men have natural rights, the freedom of religion & fixed the unequal tax system in France.

Limited Monarchy* – a government in which the King or Queen has some power; it’s the opposite of an absolute monarchy.

French Revolution Vocabulary

French society before the revolution

French society after the revolution

-The Catholic church was the largest landowner in France-Citizens in the 3rd Estate were denied basic human rights (property & free speech)-Most peasants were serfs. They rented farmland from abusive landowners in exchange for a percentage of their crops.-French king Louis XVI rules with absolute (total)power.-French Congress (Estates General) is controlled by the powerful 1st & 2nd Estate.

-Lands are taken from the church & given to those who were working the land.-Declaration of the Rights of Man – grants basic human rights to all citizens regardless of social class.-Serfs revolted against landowners & seized property-Political power is mostly removed from the king making him a limited monarch-The Estates General, led by the 3rd Estate, now holds most of the political power.

Aim: Who benefitted the most during the early stages of the French Revolution?

Which class benefitted the most during the French Revolution?

Which class benefitted the least?

F.S.Q. – in your notebooks