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a. what were the three estates in french society? b. what was the immediate cause of the french revolution? ii. the national assembly a. who formed the national assembly and why? b. what happened on july 14, 1789? c. what was the great fear?
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- A. The three estates in French society were the First Estate (the clergy), the Second Estate (the nobility), and the Third Estate (the commoners, including peasants, bourgeoisie, etc.). This social - class division was a key factor in the pre - Revolution social structure.
- B. The immediate cause of the French Revolution was the meeting of the Estates - General in 1789, where the Third Estate, which represented the vast majority of the population but had little power, was dissatisfied with the voting system and the lack of political reform.
- II. A. The National Assembly was formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (and some sympathetic members of the other estates) in June 1789. They formed it because they wanted to create a new political body that would represent the interests of the nation as a whole and address the country's financial and social problems.
- B. On July 14, 1789, the Storming of the Bastille occurred. This event is considered the start of the French Revolution. The Bastille was a symbol of royal tyranny, and its capture by the Parisian mob signaled the beginning of the people's uprising against the monarchy.
- C. The Great Fear was a wave of panic and peasant unrest that swept through the French countryside in July and August 1789. Peasants, fearing attacks by aristocratic conspiracies, often attacked and burned the homes of the nobility and destroyed feudal records.
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- A. The First Estate (clergy), the Second Estate (nobility), the Third Estate (commoners).
- B. The meeting of the Estates - General in 1789 and the Third Estate's dissatisfaction.
- II. A. Representatives of the Third Estate (and some from other estates) in June 1789; to represent the nation and address problems.
- B. The Storming of the Bastille.
- C. A wave of panic and peasant unrest in the countryside in July - August 1789.