Was inequality the last straw for France?

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Was inequality the last straw for France?

Last updated about 4 years ago

11 Nsɛmmisa

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Where did the King get his power from?

He was elected by the people

He was chosen by God

He defeated all his challengers in a duel

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Which of the options are examples of something being extravagant?

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Which of these is an example of inequality?

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Which of these is an example of a famine?

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The peasants faced many difficulties, for example France was hit by many while the peasants lived in almost complete , but this was exacerbated by the King and the Church who kept both food prices and .

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To raise taxes and avoid the bankruptcy of France in 1789, Louis XVI called together the . This was an elected body made up of representatives of the Three . However, there was a deadlock as the Third Estate refused to pay until they had more of a say in how the country was run. Louis, with the support of the and Estates, refused to give the people the power they were asking for

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Why was the Third Estate angry in 1789?

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Where did the King get his power from?

He was elected by the people

He was chosen by God

He defeated all his challengers in a duel

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The First Estate was the Clergy. These were members of the .

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The Second Estate was the

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The Third Estate was the . This made up % of the population of France.

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Which of these statements is the most accurate?

Everybody in France paid an equal amount of tax, but only the First and Second Estates owned land.

Not only was the Third Estate mostly very poor, but they were also the only ones to pay any tax.

The amount of tax you paid in France depended on how much you earned, so the Clergy and Nobility usually paid more than the People.

Nobody paid any tax in France, King Louis XVI had to pay for everything with his own money