The French Revolution:Social Causes

The French Revolution

• What were the three estates and why did the third estate feel used?The three estates were the first estate was the clergy,then the second estate was the nobility,and then the third estate was the middle class and the peasants.The third estate felt used because they payed almost all the tax's. The first estate did not pay any tax's at all. The second estate payed 2% of tax's but the third estate payed 50% of tax's.
• How did the Enlightenment thinkers influence the French Revolution?The Enlightenment thinkers influence the French Revolution because the people learned that they had the right to raise against the government.So then it was right for them to raise against Britain.In that way the Enlightenment thinkers influence the French Revolution.
• What happened on July 14,1789?What happened on July 14,1789 was that the middle class and the peasants attacked the Bastille prison.They attacked the prison because it was a symbol of the power of the monarchy.