WOD- Bourgeoisie French for Middle Class Made up the top half
of the third estate of the Old Regime Consisted of prosperous
bankers, merchants, manufacturers, lawyers, doctors, journalists,
and professionals.
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Three Estates- Old Regime First Estate Clergy, owned 15 % of
land Paid no taxes Collected Tithes- church taxes 1% of the
population Second Estate Nobility Paid few if any taxes Felt pinch
of rising prices because they had fixed incomes 2% of
population
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Third Estate Bourgeoisie Urban Workers, Artisans, and Rural
Peasants Upper middle class Resented privileges enjoyed by 1 st and
2 nd estate Free but many owed fees and services since medieval
times Rising prices and taxes caused many problems 80 % of pay
would go to bread 10% of pay went to tithes
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Financial Crisis Deficit Spending- government spends more then
it takes in National Debt 7 years war, American Revolution, and
extravagant spending Need for tax reform Louis XVI hired Jacques
Necker-wanted to reduce spending, reform government Kicked out of
office when he said to tax 1 st and 2 nd estate
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Political Spectrum
RADICALSLIBERALSMODERATESCONSERVATIVESREACTIONARIES -Most extreme
change is necessary to fix the problem -Small change is necessary
to fix the problems of a society -On the fence -agrees with ideas
of conservatives and liberals -Keep things the way they are -NO
change necessary!!! -fear the dangers of change -EXTREME
conservatives -see negatives of change and want to go back to the
good old days PROBLEMS within a society lead to differing views
regarding CHANGE!!!
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Group Work: 20 points Louis XVI calls the Estates General May
5, 1789 Get into groups of 4 Each member must role play the
following roles: First Estate Second Estate Third Estate King Louis
XVI How can you solve the problems King Louis has laid out fairly
so that everyone is happy!!!? Give a detailed description of your
solution and list how each person in the group is satisfied If an
agreement can not be reachedthe estates must each cast one vote on
a proposed idea3 votes per groupKing oversees
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