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World History
18.1 – The French Revolution Begins
Guided Reading
Part A. The Estates
1.
What were the estates?
2.
Complete the pyramid below by placing the letter identifying each statement into the appropriate
space below
A.
made up about .5 % of population
G. made up of peasants and bourgeoisie
B.
made up about 1.5 % of population
H. most were very poor
C.
made up about 98 % of population
I. owned 10 % of French land
D.
held high posts in the gov’t and military
J. owned 25 % of French land
E.
made up of higher and lower clergy
K. owned 60 % of French land
F.
made up of nobility
Part B. Answer the following questions as you read Section1
1.
What two far-reaching international events took place in 1789?
2.
How did the French Revolution compare to the American Revolution?
3.
State the immediate cause of the French Revolution. Give two examples of French crises that led
to this situation.
4.
5.
At the meeting of the Estates-General, how was each estate represented in numbers?
a.
1ST-
2ND-
3RD-
b.
Which group/s tended to have an advantage?
c.
How did most members of the 3rd estate want to fix the country’s financial problems?
What was the importance of June 17, 1789?
a. What pledge came as a result 3 days later, and what was the focus of the pledge?
6.
What was the Bastille, and what dramatic event took place there that saved the 3 rd estate from
attack from the king’s forces?
7.
What did the National Assembly do in response to the peasant revolts and fear of foreign troops?
8.
What name did the National Assembly give to its charter of basic liberties?
____________________ of the ________________ of _________ and the __________________
a.
What were the basic liberties provided within this charter?
b.
These rights reflect natural rights, who founded this concept? (previous chapter we
covered)
9.
What group’s march on Versailles forced Louis XVI to change his mind in not accepting the
National Assembly’s decrees?
a.
What was the message to him?
10. Did the king approve of the new role of the monarchy in the new Constitution? Explain why or
why not.
11. What did the king’s family attempt to do in June of 1791, and what was the result of that attempt?