Who is Jacques Necker? And what did he do?
He was King Louis XIV, right-hand man. He helped him spend all of the money on things for the Palace of Versailles.
He was one of King Louis XIV's successors. He was one of the successors who continued to spend the money he didn't have on luxuries for the Palace of Versailles
He was the financial advisor. He proposed the idea of taxing the 1st and 2nd estates.
What were the reasons that made the bad harvests occur during 1788 in France?
Bad weather including hailstorms, a drought, and a icy winter in 1788.
Due to food shortages and higher prices, people became poor and didn't have enough money for the tools or materials to harvest.
People wasting their money on other things instead of harvesting.
What were the three estate names?
1st estate: Bourgeoisie 2nd estate: Peasants 3rd estate: Artisans and San Cullotes
1st estate: Clergy 2nd estate: Nobility 3rd estate: Commoners
Who does Louis XVI call into a meeting?
The National Assembly
The Estates-General
The Legislature Assembly
The 3rd Estates
Which estate got outvoted by the others? Hint: They were 97% of the population.
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
What was the major issue that was brought up when King Louis XVI called the Estates-General meeting?
They hadn't met in 175 years so where would they begin.
The voting system was unfair and needed to be reformed.
The population of the 3rd estate was too high.
The replaced the Estates-General
How was voting reformed? 1 = 1
What happened on the tennis court?
The national assembly played a lengthy game of tennis.
The national assembly took vowed to create a constitution.
The national assembly was formed.
On what day did the Parisians storm the Bastille? Hint: It's also known as France Independence Day.
February 14th, 1789
June 18th, 1789
July 14th, 1789
August 26th, 1789