In the 1700's, France was considered the center of the Enlightenment. Yet, there was great unrest in France, caused by _________________, _______________ and ______________________________. The people of France were divided into three large social classes or ______________.

The FIRST estate consisted of ________________. They owned ____% of the land in France. They paid ______ taxes and access to high offices.

The SECOND estate consisted of _______________. They owned ____% of the land in France. They paid _________ taxes.

The THIRD estate included about _____% of the total population of France. It was made up of three groups: (1) the __________________ (merchants and artisans) who were well educated and believed in the ideals of the Enlightenment. They paid ________ taxes and _________privileges. (2) the _________________ (cooks, servants and others) who were paid _______ wages and often went hungry. (3) the _______________ formed the largest group, _______% of France's 26 million people. They paid ________ their income in taxes, dues and tithes.

The success of the American Revolution and the Enlightenment ideas of __________, ___________ and ______________ added to the resentment of the third estate. Other factors also began to come into affect. The once prosperous economy was _______________. The cost of living was ____________. Bad weather hurt crops and the cost of bread had ___________________.

LOUIS XVI became king in ____________. He was a weak leader and did not listen to his advisers. Louis married __________________________. She was not popular with the people of France.

As France neared bankruptcy, Louis tried to tax the _________________. The _____________ Estate forced him to call a meeting of the ____________ _____________ for the first time in 175 years. The date was _____________________.

This assembly was made of _____ the estates. Each had one vote. Therefore, the Assembly was always dominated by the ____________ and the ______________. This time, the Third Estate refused. They insisted that ______________________________

_____________________________________________________________________. On June 17, 1789, they voted to ____________________________. This was considered the first deliberate act of the revolution. Louis XVI tried to make peace with them and ordered the nobles and the clergy to join the National Assembly.

It was too late. Rumors began to fly all over Paris. On July 14, 1789, an angry crowd attacked the ____________, a Paris prison. Rebellion spread to the countryside. Panic spread. This time was known as the ___________________________.

In October, 6,000 Parisian women attacked _____________ and forced the King and Queen to leave for Paris. This signaled the change of power and radical reforms that were about to overtake France.