Topic: Background to the French Revolution
OUTLINE
IV. The Background to the French Revolution.
A. Introduction.
B. The Privileged Orders.
C. What is the Third Estate?
D. The Financial Crisis.
E. The Activities of the Third Estate.
QUESTIONS
1. What were the long-term causes of the French Revolution? How did both economic and social factors contribute to the events of 1789? Explain.
2. What was the status of the First and Second Estates in France in the eighteenth century? What roles did they play before the coming of the French Revolution?
TERMS
First Estate Second Estate Third Estate