French Revolution and Global History Period
Global History Period 3 9/17/13 HW#5 Chapter 23 Section 1
3. Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime?
Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime because they were open to change in Enlightenment Ideas; most people paid nearly half their income on tithes to the Church and meaningless taxes, and they wanted a noble leader to replace their current weak one. Upon seeing success with the American Revolution, members of the third party began to question the long standing structure of their society. They began to quote philosophes like Voltaire and Rousseau because they favored the Enlightenment principle over the Old Regime’s.
4. How did King Louis XVI’s weak leadership contribute to the growing crisis in France?
Louis’s weak leadership contributed to the growing crisis in France due to his inability to make sound decisions as a king, and his unsophistication in handling his financial affairs personally and as King of France. He and his wife were extravagant in their selection of unnecessary gowns, jewels, gambling, and gifts. He failed to account for the growing debt of his country and did not address it until he nearly had zero money left. Eventually his carelessness brought the meeting of the Estates General, where the Sieyes suggest that the Third Party create the National Assembly- a place where they could pass laws and reforms based on the consent of the people. This soon after spiraled into a huge Revolution which led to the Storming of Bastille. Global History Period 3 9/17/13 HW#5 Chapter 23 Section 1
3. Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime?
Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime because they were open to change in Enlightenment Ideas; most people paid nearly half their income on tithes to the Church and meaningless taxes, and they wanted a noble leader to replace their current
3. Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime?
Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime because they were open to change in Enlightenment Ideas; most people paid nearly half their income on tithes to the Church and meaningless taxes, and they wanted a noble leader to replace their current weak one. Upon seeing success with the American Revolution, members of the third party began to question the long standing structure of their society. They began to quote philosophes like Voltaire and Rousseau because they favored the Enlightenment principle over the Old Regime’s.
4. How did King Louis XVI’s weak leadership contribute to the growing crisis in France?
Louis’s weak leadership contributed to the growing crisis in France due to his inability to make sound decisions as a king, and his unsophistication in handling his financial affairs personally and as King of France. He and his wife were extravagant in their selection of unnecessary gowns, jewels, gambling, and gifts. He failed to account for the growing debt of his country and did not address it until he nearly had zero money left. Eventually his carelessness brought the meeting of the Estates General, where the Sieyes suggest that the Third Party create the National Assembly- a place where they could pass laws and reforms based on the consent of the people. This soon after spiraled into a huge Revolution which led to the Storming of Bastille. Global History Period 3 9/17/13 HW#5 Chapter 23 Section 1
3. Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime?
Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime because they were open to change in Enlightenment Ideas; most people paid nearly half their income on tithes to the Church and meaningless taxes, and they wanted a noble leader to replace their current