3rd Estate: Middle
Class, 97% of pop,
paid 50% taxes
Bourgeoise- Well
educated, highest of
3rd estate
Workers-
Cooks,
servants,
unskilled,
middle of
3rd
Pesents-
(Sans-Culottes)Farmers,
80% of French
population
Paid the
most in taxes,
livelihood
dependent on
econmy
2nd Estate
Nobles, 2% of
population owned 20%
of land, 0% tax
1st Estate
Catholic Church, owned 10%
of land, 1% of population, 2%
of income tax
Outcome of Revolt
Creation of National Assembly
Collection of
Third Estate peole
Didn't
want king,
wanted
power to
people all
entitled to
rights
Louis's Assembly of Nobles
Called for more taxes
Haitian Revolution
Cause of Revolut
Declaration of rights of
Man pamphlet made its
way to St. Domingue
Slogan:"Liberty, Equallity, & Fraternity"
Slaves believed that applied to them too.
Key People
Toussaint
Wrote 1st Cons. Built forts, schools, etc, Lead Revolut single
handedly, nick named "Black Napolean", wrote letter to
Napolean about accoplishments, and was jailed.
JJ. Dealines
1st President, Toussaints right hand man.
Boukman
Early, Great leader of Revolution
Outcome
Since Slaves
outnumbered all
others 15:1, they ran
first successful slave
revolt