The Estates General
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- The Estates General
- The Cahiers de Dolances
- King ordered people to write everything they wanted discussed and voted on at the Estates General
- The First Estate
- End to Bishops having more then one diocese
- Those who aren't nobles given the ability to become a bishop
- They were to pay taxes and give up their privileges
- The Second Estate
- 89% were willing to pay taxes
- 39% supported voting by head
- Attacked the government for despotism and inefficiency
- The Third Estate
- Against royal power
- Wanted basically British parliament
- Absolut Monarchy
- "These were terrifying, puzzling, exciting, frequently uncertain and anxious times for the people of France
- Louis XVI swore an oath to God instead of people
- Had the Lettre de Cachet
- This led to people rescuring those in the Bastille during the Storming of the Bastille in 1790
- The people of France wanted more power, resulted in Constitution
- Financial State of France
- In 1763 France was 50 million livres in debt
- Turgot
- Attempted to introduce the free grain tax
- Attempted to introduce the single land tax
- He failed due to bad harvests and parlement believed he was too radical
- Necker
- Many liked him
- He portrayed France as 10 million livres surplus
- Since he was protestant, he couldn't have the title of finance minister, he resigned in 1781
- Published the Compte Rendu which made the King unable to get more loans after he left
- Calonne
- Many didn't like him
- People wanted an estates general but he refused
- Had an Assembly of Notables
- Calonne took a hissy fit and told everyone they were in debt
- The Revolt of the Notables
- Led by the Second Estate
- Main reason was the refusal to accept the May Edicts
- The Day of the Tiles 7th June 1788
- Necker was recalled
- The Estates General was decided to be held in May 1789
- The Cahiers de Dolances
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